Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 98300

Prisons: Drugs

Tabled: 8 December 2025

Answered: 16 December 2025

Question

Sarah Pochin

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drug related incidents were recorded in prisons in each of the past five years, including instances of possession, supply and related violence.

Answer

Jake Richards

We publish the number of drugs finds in prisons in England and Wales in the HMPPS Annual Digest. Please see table 6.1 in the Finds tables and the Finds in Prison – Find Incidents data tool. The latest issue covers the 12-month period to March 2025, with a...

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