Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 35242

Gambling: Prison Sentences

Tabled: 4 March 2025
Answered: 11 March 2025

Question

Sammy Wilson

Democratic Unionist PartyEast Antrim

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of current provisions to support people serving a custodial sentences who are experiencing gambling harms.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
HM Prison and Probation Service delivers a broad range of interventions to address individuals’ criminogenic risks and needs, including accredited offending behaviour programmes.Support for prisoners who are experiencing gambling harms is provided by the ...

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