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Written question asked by Siobhain McDonagh (Labour) on Friday, 10 May 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 May 2024. It was answered by Edward Argar (Conservative) on Monday, 20 May 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Prisons: Drugs

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of random mandatory drug tests gave a positive result in each (a) prison and (b) young offender institution in the last 12 months.

Answer

Figures for random Mandatory Drug Testing (rMDT) for 2023/24 cannot be released at this time, as rMDT data for April 2023 - March 2024 is subject to future publication in the 2023-24 HMPPS Annual Digest, to be published in July 2024.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
25612
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Drugs Prisons Young offenders
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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