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Prisons: Drugs

Commons · Question 75242 · Tabled 4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 12 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners failed drugs tests in each of the last 12 months.

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 12 Sep 2025

The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Data on the total number of random mandatory drug tests carried out is published as part of the HMPPS Annual Digest. The most recently released version confirms that in the 12 mont...