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Continuing Care: Prisoners' Release

Commons · Question 95289 · Tabled 27 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 11 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Paul Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve continuity of care for people with drug treatment needs on release from prison, including ensuring effective links between prison and community drug t

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 11 Dec 2025

Everyone who has drug and/or alcohol treatment needs is assessed in prison and offered a referral to a treatment or recovery service on release. The Department works closely with national partners and with local authorities to improve continuity of care b...