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Manage key OCG operators under enhanced security, segregating them from general prison population
Recommendation
Individuals identified as key OCG operators must be managed under enhanced security protocols and, where possible, segregated from the general prison population to prevent them from exploiting vulnerable prisoners and staff to maintain their “clean profile”. The practice of merely transferring these individuals between prisons, which leads to spikes in violence and drug use in the prison to which they are transferred, is ineffective. (Recommendation, Paragraph 114)
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