Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 112268

Mental Illness: Homicide

Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 24 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Neil O'Brien

ConservativeHarborough, Oadby and Wigston

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of homicide incidents in each of the last 12 months which involved a suspect who had been a patient of an NHS mental health trust within the prec

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.