Committees

Tackling drugs in prisons

Inquiry

The Justice Committee has launched an inquiry that will examine the scale and impact of drugs in prisons in England and Wales, including the primary factors driving demand. The inquiry will consider the implications of drug misuse in prisons including safety, security, staffing and prisoner well-being. 

The inquiry will look into the supply of drugs into prisons, the involvement of organised criminal gangs in the distribution and trafficking of drugs in prisons, plus the use of technology including drones and mobile phones in facilitating the process. It will also analyse the effectiveness of current measures to tackle the issue, including drug testing and drug treatment for prisoners, substance-free wings and screening tools.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Friday 31 January 2025.

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Past events

Tuesday 25 March 2025
2:00pm Private
Private meeting 25 March 2025
Room 13, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 25 February 2025
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Tackling drugs in prisons - Oral evidence 25 February 2025
2:30pm
  • Dame Carol Black
  • Elisabeth Davies (National Chair at Independent Monitoring Boards (IMB))
  • Charlie Taylor (Chief Inspector at HM Inspectorate of Prisons)
3:30pm
  • Babafemi Dada (Governor at HMP Long Lartin)
  • Rob Luxford (Governor at HMP Liverpool)
  • Natalie McKee (Governor at HMP Hindley)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

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