Written question asked by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Tuesday, 28 February 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 March 2017. It was answered by Lord Keen of Elie (Conservative) on Monday, 13 March 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Prisons: Drugs
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many drug-related deaths there have been in prisons in each year since 2010.
- Answer
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The system for classifying deaths used in the published statistics on deaths in custody provides a provisional classification for administrative and statistical purposes and does not distinguish those that are drug-related. All deaths in prison custody are subject to a coroner’s inquest. It is the responsibility of the coroner to determine the cause of death and the final classification is only determined at inquest.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL5711
- Session
- 2016-17
- Subjects
- Death Drugs Prisons Misuse
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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