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Allocate dedicated capital funding for advanced prison detection technology and software updates
Recommendation
The Government must allocate dedicated capital funding for the accelerated acquisition and maintenance of advanced trace detection technology and full-body scanners in all prisons. This investment must include a mandated requirement for rapid, regular software library updates for all drug detection equipment to ensure they remain effective against emerging and new psychoactive substances (NPS). (Recommendation, Paragraph 79)
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.
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