Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 122977

Offenders: Addictions

Tabled: 23 March 2026

Answered: 1 April 2026

Question

Clive Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an his estimate of the potential reduction in the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) court workloads of increasing the adoption of community-based rehabilitation in the treatment of alcohol and

Answer

Jake Richards

We are committed to diverting vulnerable offenders with substance misuse needs away from prison or out of the criminal justice system altogether where appropriate. Many people who have committed low-level offences can be managed more effectively in the co...

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