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<p>The total number of prisoners who have been transferred to a secure hospital under
sections 47 or 48 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in 2015, 2016 and 2017 is set out
below:</p><p> </p><p>2015 2016 2017</p><p> </p><p>Total 1,010 980 724</p><p> </p><p>Data
for 2017 represent number of transfers from 1 January 2017 to 30 September 2017.</p><p>
</p><p>The data are published annually on the gov.uk website under the Offender Management
Statistics. The latest published data are up to December 2016. The figures for 2017
are taken directly from the Ministry of Justice’s case management system and will
be subject to the appropriate checks and validation before eventual publication after
December 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of people who were transferred from
prison to hospital under sections 47 and 48 of the Mental Health Act 1983 since 2015
who waited for a transfer for more than 14 days, one month, three months, six months
and one year are set out in the table below. In order to answer the question, we have
taken 1 month to equal 30 days. The time has been measured from the date at which
the Ministry of Justice is provided with two medical assessments indicating transfer
is appropriate, to the actual date of admission to hospital. The Ministry of Justice
has a target of 24 hours within which to provide a transfer warrant, once both medical
reports and all other relevant information is received. This target is met in 95%
of cases.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>>
14 days</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>> 1 Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>>
3 Months</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>> 6 Months</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>>
1 year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>261</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017
(to 30 Sept)</strong></p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p>This information is not published. The figures have been drawn from
administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject
to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p> </p><p>We take the mental
health of prisoners extremely seriously, which is why we have increased the support
available to vulnerable offenders - especially during the first 24 hours in custody
- and invested more in mental health awareness training for prison officers.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>But we recognise that more can be done and continue to work in partnership
with HMPPS, NHS England and Public Health England to improve mental health services
for offenders at all points of the criminal justice system.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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