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I mentioned in answer to a Question in the House on 19th June that he report had been received and I think it desirable that it should be published, and the Government's views on it made known, with as little delay as possible. I should therefore like to have authority to make the proposed statement after Questions on Thursday next, 26th June. Copies of the report can be made available in the Vote Office that afternoon.
Ministry of Health, W.1.
21st JUNE, 1952.
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DRAFT STATEMENT
I have today presented to Parliament the report of the Committee, under Mr. Scott Henderson, which was set up after the escape of Straffen from Broadmoor on 29th April last and which was charged to inquire into the adequacy of the security arrangements at the Institution.
The Committee make a number of detailed recommendations whereby they think that the existing arrangements could be improved, I wish to say at once that, while some of these recommendations will involve further consultation with other authorities and bodies concerned, the Government do not hesitate to accept all the recommendations in principle and will proceed without delay towards their implementation. They are grateful to the Committee for the speed and thoroughness with which they have carried out their task.
In view of the many rumours and speculations which have been provoked by the circumstances of this particular escape, the House will - I am sure be on the whole reassured both by the general tenor of the Committee's report and by the Government's clear intention to accept all their detailed recommendations.
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The House will note that the Committee found that there had been no relaxation of security rules since the management of Broadmoor passed to the Board of Control in 1949.
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