Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 70854

Offenders: Rehabilitation

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 3 September 2025

Named Day

Question

Ben Lake

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) ringfencing a minimum amount of community justice funding specifically for residential rehabilitation services, (b) establishing formal pathways betwe

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

We know continued engagement with treatment and recovery throughout an offender’s journey is vital to reduce drug misuse, drug-related crime, and reoffending. Responsibility for funding and commissioning of substance misuse treatment lies with the Departm...

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