Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 17983
Trials: Mental Illness
Tabled: 4 December 2024
Answered: 12 December 2024
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many trials have not taken place as a result of the defendant being deemed not fit for trial due to mental health conditions in each of the last five years.
Answer
Sarah SackmanThe Ministry of Justice publishes data regarding ineffective trials due to a defendant being ill or otherwise unfit to proceed. However, it is not possible to identify specific instances where this was due to mental health concerns because this data is no...
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