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Require balancing prisoner punishments with mandatory drug treatment referrals and resourcing consistent adjudications

Recommendation
We recommend that punishments, such as the loss of privileges, are balanced with a mandatory referral to drug treatment services. This ensures that individuals are held accountable while also directed towards the support they need to break the cycle of addiction. We also recommend that the Earned Progression model is accompanied by a clear, measurable plan to ensure every prison has the necessary resources and staff to apply drug-related adjudications fairly and consistently, thereby making the threat of added time to their sentence a genuine deterrent. (Recommendation, Paragraph 73) Ingress routes and countermeasures to reduce the supply
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 9 January 2026. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document.

Addressee Bodies
Ministry of Justice
Timeline
Recommendation age 0.9 yr
Report published 31 Oct 2025