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Mental Health Act Minister response to IAPDC – patient safety and offenders’ access to care

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Letter from Maria Caulfield MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health and Women’s Health Strategy, in response to a letter from Lynn Emslie, Chair of the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody, about patient safety and access to care, treatment, and support for offenders in custody and the community.