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Mental Health Support (Sentence of Detention and Imprisonment for Public Protection) Bill [HL]
Mental Health Support (Sentence of Detention and Imprisonment for Public Protection) Bill [HL] is currently listed at 2nd reading in the House of Lords.
Current position
- Latest completed stage
- 1st reading15 Jun 2026
- Next stage
- 2nd reading
- House
- House of Lords
- Bill type
- Private Members' Bill (Starting in the House of Lords)
- Last updated
- 6 Jul 2026
- Proposer / sponsor
- Baroness Blower Proposer / sponsor · Labour · House of Lords Prepared for future MP profile links
What this bill is about
This bill would seek to ensure that the mental health needs of people who are sentenced to detention and imprisonment for public protection are met. It is a Private Members’ Bill starting in the House of Lords, and its long title frames the purpose as making provision for those mental health needs, along with other connected purposes. The available official material does not include the full bill text or explanatory notes, so the precise mechanisms are not set out here.
What it would do
- Would make provision intended to ensure mental health needs are met for individuals sentenced to detention and imprisonment for public protection.
- Would address those mental health needs as its main stated purpose, plus “connected purposes” as described in the long title.
Bill journey
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1st reading 15 Jun 2026 · House of Lords
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