The Bishop of Gloucester received the following written answer on 17th July 2023:
The Lord Bishop of Gloucester asked His Majesty’s Government how many women in prison were transferred to a secure hospital under provisions in the Mental Health Act 1983 in each of the last five years.
Lord Bellamy (Con): Please see below table showing the number of female prisoners who were transferred to a mental health hospital under Part 3 of the Mental Health Act 1983 1 in each of the last five years. This is in the context of a female prison population which stood at 3,253 as of June 2022:
| 2018 | 111 |
| 2019 | 125 |
| 2020 | 103 |
| 2021 | 102 |
| 2022 | 139 |
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