Question follow-through · 75554

Mental Health Services: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of rates of sexual assault incidents at inpatient mental health hospitals.

answeredCameron ThomasDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
5 Sept 2025
Target answer date
9 Sept 2025
Answer
9 Oct 2025 · 34 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of rates of sexual assault incidents at inpatient mental health hospitals.

  2. 9 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    It is wholly unacceptable for any patient or member of staff to experience violence or harassment of any kind in National Health Service settings, and all organisations must take robust and compassionate action to prevent it. The Government is committed t...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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