Mentally Disordered Offenders: Homicide
Commons · Question 302 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 22 May 2026
Question
Asked by Neil O'Brien
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, according to data supplied to the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health, how many patients in recent (12 months) contact with mental health services were convicted
Answer
Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 22 May 2026
The National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health is not able to provide separate figures for 2024.In England, Wales, and Scotland, the estimated number of people who were convicted of a homicide offence and who had been in contac...