We were shocked and appalled to hear that prisons are used as a place of safety. We acknowledge and welcome that the Government aims to end this practice in the Mental Health Bill. We request details of how this will work in practice and when this will be implemented. (Conclusion, Paragraph 110)

We were shocked and appalled to hear that prisons are used as a place of safety. We acknowledge and welcome that the Government aims to end this practice in the Mental Health Bill. We request details of how this will work in practice and when this will be implemented. (Conclusion, Paragraph 110) Type: conclusion | Number: 28 | Response status: accepted Government response: The Mental Health Bill includes a number of vital reforms to support people with severe mental illness in the criminal justice system. These include: • The introduction of a new statutory 28-day time limit for transfers from prison and other places of detention to hospital to reduce unnecessary dela