Prisoners: Gambling
Commons · Question 64410 · Tabled 2 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Sammy Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the prevalence of gambling among the prison population; and what steps she is taking to help tackle gambling-related issues in prisons.
Answer
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 11 Jul 2025
His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) co-commissioned, and subsequently published, an independent report to help inform our understanding of the prevalence of gambling harms among those in prison and on probation in the community. The report ...