questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were in prison as a place of safety as of 5 January 2024.
answerText: Prison should never be used as a place of safety for those awaiting assessment or treatment under the Mental Health Act, and the government remains committed to ending the use of this power. There is currently no reliable source of data to determine the n...
heading: Prisons: Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients