The British government has introduced new regulations in parliament that strip dangerous criminals of social benefits if they are held in hospitals rather than prisons by court order. This specifically concerns convicted murderers and individuals who have committed serious sexual offences and were deemed to require compulsory psychiatric or other medical treatment. Previously, such prisoners held in hospital facilities rather than regular correctional colonies could retain the right to receive state benefits — a loophole that authorities now intend to close. The initiators of this measure consider it unjust that individuals who have committed serious crimes continue to receive financial support from the state on par with law-abiding citizens while serving security measures. The new rules equalize the status of such prisoners with that of ordinary convicted criminals held in prisons, who do not receive such payments. The changes are expected to affect a limited number of individuals, but will have symbolic significance as part of a broader policy of tightening approaches to the rights of those convicted of serious crimes. The initiative fits into the government's overall course of revising social guarantees for criminals and strengthening public confidence in the justice and social security systems.