Offenders: Rehabilitation
Commons · Question 70854 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 3 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Lake
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) ringfencing a minimum amount of community justice funding specifically for residential rehabilitation services, (b) establishing formal pathways betwe
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 3 Sep 2025
We know continued engagement with treatment and recovery throughout an offender’s journey is vital to reduce drug misuse, drug-related crime, and reoffending. Responsibility for funding and commissioning of substance misuse treatment lies with the Departm...