Andrew Gwynne – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-10-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many young offenders under the age of 18 have been admitted to a children’s mental health ward in each month since January 2014.
Dr Phillip Lee
We are committed to improving mental health treatment for young people in contact with the youth justice system. We are currently working with NHS England to develop a specific £24 million programme to address gaps in mental health provision for children and young people in contact with the justice system.
The information requested is as follows:
(1) Young offenders under the age of 18 (including those on remand) admitted to an adult mental health unit since January 2014
There was one such admission in November 2014.
(2) Young offenders under the age of 18 (including those on remand) admitted to a children’s or adolescent mental health unit since January 2014
The number of such admissions is set out in the table below:
|
Month of Admission |
Number Admitted |
|
January 2014 |
nil |
|
February 2014 |
5 |
|
March 2014 |
5 |
|
April 2014 |
3 |
|
May 2014 |
1 |
|
June 2014 |
nil |
|
July 2014 |
1 |
|
August 2014 |
nil |
|
September 2014 |
2 |
|
October 2014 |
3 |
|
November 2014 |
1 |
|
December 2014 |
4 |
|
Month of Admission |
Number Admitted |
|
January 2015 |
2 |
|
February 2015 |
1 |
|
March 2015 |
1 |
|
April 2015 |
nil |
|
May 2015 |
3 |
|
June 2015 |
4 |
|
July 2015 |
2 |
|
August 2015 |
1 |
|
September 2015 |
4 |
|
October 2015 |
2 |
|
November 2015 |
nil |
|
December 2015 |
2 |
|
Month of Admission |
Number Admitted |
|
January 2016 |
nil |
|
February 2016 |
nil |
|
March 2016 |
1 |
|
April 2016 |
3 |
|
May 2016 |
3 |
|
June 2016 |
1 |
|
July 2016 |
2 |
|
August 2016 |
nil |
Note 1 – the figures may represent individual offenders admitted more than once since January 2014.
Note 2 – these figures represent restricted patients only.
