Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients
Commons · Question 28017 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 11 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Neil O'Brien
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Restricted Patients Statistics, England and Wales 2025, published 30 April 2026, what the mean and median length of time is between a patient becoming subject to a hospital order with restri
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 11 Sep 2026
For restricted patients conditionally discharged for the first time in 2025, it took a mean of 8 years and a median of 6 years from when they became subject to a hospital order with restrictions under sections 37 and 41 of the Mental Health Act 1983.