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 ...