Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 78103
Offenders: Rehabilitation
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Grahame Morris
Labour — Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposed powers for probation to test offenders on licence on the (a) capacity and (b) resourcing of local drug and alcohol treatment services.
Answer
Jake RichardsWe know that continued engagement with treatment is vital to addressing the underlying causes of offending. That is why we want to divert offenders with a substance misuse need away from custody and into community treatment where appropriate. For those wh...
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