Mary Henry (Independent)

People are being dealt with differently because one person is detained in time before committing an awful crime. The responsibilities of the tribunal members are just as serious. Getting a person with a serious mental illness who has violent intent into hospital before he killed or injured someone does not mean there is less of a responsibility than if one is dealing with someone who actually committed a crime before they were committed to an institution. It would be better to deal with everyone in the same straightforward way. However, the Minister does not agree with me.