Question follow-through · 122977
Offenders: Addictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an his estimate of the potential reduction in the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) court workloads of increasing the adoption of community-based rehabilitation in the treatment of alcohol and
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 23 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 1 Apr 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
23 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an his estimate of the potential reduction in the (a) cost to the public purse and (b) court workloads of increasing the adoption of community-based rehabilitation in the treatment of alcohol and
25 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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1 Apr 2026
Answer published
We are committed to diverting vulnerable offenders with substance misuse needs away from prison or out of the criminal justice system altogether where appropriate. Many people who have committed low-level offences can be managed more effectively in the co...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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