Ian Brady — Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 11:36 am on 31 October 2013.

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Photo of Lord McNally Lord McNally The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice 11:36, 31 October 2013

My Lords, it is very difficult to find much sympathy for Mr Brady, although it has to be said that he has been judged to be medically ill. Our law says that in those cases the mental health review tribunal is part of the process of our legal system and that a patient is entitled to a tribunal hearing, as set out in Part V of the Mental Health Act 1983. We cannot have one law for those we find worthy and another law for those we do not like. In some ways, it is the fact that Mr Brady has the protection of the law that should give reassurance to the rest of us.