Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 18472

Compulsorily Detained Mental Patients: Terrorism

Tabled: 13 July 2026

Answered: 16 July 2026

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Question

Jack Rankin

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether all people convicted of terrorism offences who are discharged from detention under the Mental Health Act 1983 are subject to a formal terrorism risk assessment before release.

Answer

Jake Richards

The information on how many people convicted of terrorism offences have been discharged from detention under the Mental Health Act 1983 in each of the last 10 years requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.Not all people convicted of terr...

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