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Gambling: Rehabilitation

Commons · Question 96099 · Tabled 2 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 10 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Sammy Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of gambling-related harm among individuals within the criminal justice system; and what steps he is taking to improve screening and support for problem gambling in pr

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 10 Dec 2025

His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) co-commissioned an independent report to inform understanding of the prevalence of gambling harms among those in prison and on probation in the community: Report on Gambling Harms and the Criminal Justice...