Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 23726

Prisons: Synthetic Cannabinoids

Tabled: 25 April 2024

Answered: 7 May 2024

Question

Grahame Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) the detection of and (b) testing methods for synthetic cannabinoids in the prison estate; and what steps he is taking to improve effectiveness in these ar

Answer

Edward Argar

All prisons have a zero-tolerance approach to drugs, and we are highly aware of the threat synthetic drugs present. In response, HMPPS has developed capabilities to drug test prisoners who are suspected to have used, or are at risk of using, these dangero...

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