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Regard staff exposures to drugs as serious workplace safety violations requiring immediate investigation.
Conclusion
HMPPS must regard staff exposures to drugs as serious workplace safety violations, not as a normal part of the job and must take immediate action to investigate and resolve the causes of such incidents. (Recommendation, Paragraph 67)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 9 January 2026. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document.
Source
Committee
Justice Committee
Inquiry
Tackling drugs in prisons
Report
6th Report - Tackling the drugs crisis in our prisons
31 Oct 2025
HC 557
Addressee Bodies
Ministry of Justice
Timeline
Recommendation age
0.9 yr
Report published
31 Oct 2025