§ Bob SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) men aged over 65 years and (b) women aged over 60 years are in prison (i) on remand and (ii) after sentence.[165389]
§ Paul GogginsThe information requested is given in the table.
Prison population by age and type of custody, 31 January 2004 Remand Sentenced Men aged 65 and over 53 712 Women aged 60 and over 5 21
§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether information on those deemed high or very high risk, who are covered by multi-agency public protection panels, is routinely passed on by mental health authorities. [165185]
§ Paul GogginsThe multi-agency public protection arrangements (the MAPPA), have helped promote the sharing of information between health professionals, police and probation. To strengthen these arrangements, and to ensure that appropriate information sharing takes place, a duty to co-operate with tie MAPPA authorities has been placed on various health bodies including mental health trusts.