Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 31379

Prisons: Drugs

Tabled: 12 February 2025

Answered: 24 February 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of positive mandatory drug tests in prisons.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

We know that drugs drive reoffending and are committed to supporting offenders into recovery so they can turn their lives around.It is crucial we have a multi-pronged approach to tackling drugs - to curb the supply of drugs into prisons, several security ...

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