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	registered interest
	date	18/11/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Offenders: Mental Illness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to A joint thematic inspection of the criminal justice journey for individuals with mental health needs and disorders, published on 17 November 2021, what recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues in the Department for Health and Social Care on the (a) steps needed to increase the use of Mental Health Treatment Requirements and (b) information-sharing and rates of attendance at Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangement meetings by mental health providers.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
	uin	77401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice welcomes the joint thematic inspection and will be providing a formal response and supporting action plan in the new year.</p><p> </p><p>Working with the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England we will be increasing the availability of Primary Care Mental Health Treatment Requirements to cover at least 50% of all courts by 2023. We are also preparing to launch a campaign with sentencers and court staff to raise awareness of MHTRs where they are available and to promote their use.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State’s statutory guidance to (MAPPA) responsible authorities has a dedicated chapter on mentally-disordered offenders, emphasising the importance of information sharing with and by medical practitioners, to inform risk assessment and risk management. The guidance is available at <a href="https://mappa.justice.gov.uk/MAPPA/view?objectID=5682416" target="_blank">https://mappa.justice.gov.uk/MAPPA/view?objectID=5682416</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Officials have also undertaken significant work to build awareness on the part of medical practitioners of the role of MAPPA and of their part in the effective delivery of these arrangements in individual cases.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 26/11/2021 14:46:51 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1687102

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Offenders: Mental Illness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to amend the right of offenders sentenced to an Indefinite Hospital Order to apply for a review every 12 months; and whether he has made an assessment of the impact of those reviews on (a) victims and (b) families.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	12879
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>Hospital Orders and the provisions around them are set out in the Mental Health Act 1983 and ensure regular access for patients to a review of their detention by an independent court which will determine whether the criteria for detention continue to be met.</p><p>This Government is committed to ensuring that victims’ voices are heard. We are working with the judiciary to introduce an entitlement in the Victims’ Code for Victim Personal Statements in the Mental Health Tribunal, where an offender’s detention is being reviewed. This will give victims the opportunity to explain the impact of the crime on them, and we continue to assess the provision of support for victims engaging with criminal justice processes like the Mental Health Tribunal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Gareth Bacon question first answered 07/02/2024 13:32:43 answering member 4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1417329

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Offenders: Mental Illness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the CPS in handling cases where the defendant has a mental health condition or disorder.
	tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
	tabling member printed	Dr Kieran Mullan
	uin	113306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>The CPS has made a number of recent improvements in its handling of cases involving defendants with a mental health condition or disorder, which has included new and refreshed training for prosecutors, and better information sharing with other criminal justice agencies.</p><p> </p><p>Every CPS Area also has at least one single point of contact (SPOC) for mental health, who provide advice and support prosecutors in making decisions on complex cases involving mental health issues.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the CPS is also developing a mental health flag for its case management system, which will help to identify those with mental health needs and ensure that their cases get the specialist attention they require.</p><p> </p><p>This good work was recognised in a <a href="https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/cjji/inspections/mentalhealth2021/" target="_blank">Criminal Justice Joint Inspection report</a> published in November 2021.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 03/02/2022 14:05:37 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4860 label Biography information for Dr Kieran Mullan