Written questions

Gambling: Prison Sentences

Commons · Question 35242 · Tabled 4 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 11 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Sammy Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of current provisions to support people serving a custodial sentences who are experiencing gambling harms.

Answer

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 11 Mar 2025

HM Prison and Probation Service delivers a broad range of interventions to address individuals’ criminogenic risks and needs, including accredited offending behaviour programmes.Support for prisoners who are experiencing gambling harms is provided by the ...