Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 13836
Mentally Disordered Offenders: Trials
Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 7 July 2026
Question
Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative — Hertsmere
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps are being taken to protect the public from a person if they are found unfit to stand trial but was found to have done the act in a trial of the facts.
Answer
Sarah SackmanIn any case, including those involving alleged sexual offences, where a defendant is found unfit to plead, the ordinary criminal trial does not proceed in the usual way. Instead, the jury determines whether the defendant did the act or made the omission c...
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