Prisoners: Mental Health Services
Commons · Question 1762 · Tabled 15 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 22 May 2026
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve mental health care for prisoners with IPP sentences.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 22 May 2026
We have agreement with our health partners to ensure that prisoners, including those serving a sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP), have access to an equivalent standard, range and quality of health care in prisons to that available in th...