Question follow-through · 27271
Sexual Offences: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral contribution of the Justice Secretary in the debate on the Independent Sentencing Review on 22 May 2025, whether he plans to continue to explore mandating medication to manage problemat
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 4 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 9 Sept 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral contribution of the Justice Secretary in the debate on the Independent Sentencing Review on 22 May 2025, whether he plans to continue to explore mandating medication to manage problemat
9 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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9 Sept 2026
Answer published
Medication to Manage Problematic Sexual Arousal (MMPSA) forms part of our wider response to ensure people convicted of sexual offences are robustly managed. Work is underway to increase the use of MMPSA for sex offenders by expanding the existing feasibil...
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Mentally Disordered Offenders: Sentencing
8 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders were sentenced to a hospital and limitation direction under section 45A of the Mental Health Act 1983 in each of the last five calendar years.