Question follow-through · 16048

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were being cared for in forensic support services in each year since 2013-14, broken down by a) high, b) medium and c) low secure services.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
6 Jul 2026
Target answer date
9 Jul 2026
Answer
16 Jul 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were being cared for in forensic support services in each year since 2013-14, broken down by a) high, b) medium and c) low secure services.

  2. 9 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The following table shows spending on forensic support services according to high, medium and low secure services between 2013/14 and 2023/24, the most recent year for which data is available:Financial YearHigh Secure (£m)Medium Secure (£m)Low Secure (£m)...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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