Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 120500

Mental Health Services: Offenders

Tabled: 12 March 2026

Answered: 20 March 2026

Question

Alex Brewer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to help ensure that individuals who commit assaults and may require mental health assessment are managed safely; and how the Department is working to prevent them returni

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

Where, due to someone’s mental disorder, an individual poses a risk to others, mental health services have a role to play in identifying and managing that risk, including treating the person’s disorder, maintaining safety whilst the treatment starts to wo...

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