Question follow-through · 7688
Prisoners' Release: Mental Illness
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to support prison leavers with severe mental illness.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 7 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 9 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 15 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
7 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to support prison leavers with severe mental illness.
9 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Oct 2024
Answer published
We are committed to working with our partners across health and justice to better support prisoners leaving custody. Our Mental Health Approved Premises Project are piloting a partnership approach to working with people who have mental health challenges. ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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