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<p>Data are not collected centrally on the number of prisoners waiting for an initial
psychiatric assessment. Data on prisoners in receipt of an assessment and awaiting
transfer to secure hospitals under sections 47 and 48 of the Mental Health Act 1983
are collected by NHS England since April 2015, through Health and Justice Indicators
of Performance (HJIPs) and available data are shown in the attached table, Health
and Justice Indicators of Performance – Mental Health Secure Assessment and Transfer.
NHS England intends to publish HJIP data online from April 2016.</p>
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