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The National Audit Office scrutinises public spending for Parliament and is independent of government. In 2017 they published a report on mental health services in prison in England.
https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Mental-health-in-prisons.pdf
More information about the report and supporting documents can be found here including a useful infographic on mental health in prisons in England.