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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Alcohol and Drug-related Crime

Tuesday 16 May 2023 · 2 questions

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Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Ministry of Justice is investing in security, testing, treatment, and continuity of care for offenders.
  • Maggie Throup noted a correlation between drug and alcohol-related crimes and antisocial behaviour in town centres.
  • MOJ has worked with other departments on an antisocial behaviour plan, including funding for out-of-court disposal conditions in ten police and crime commissions.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Maggie Throup Con
Crime & Law Enforcement Justice & Courts
Context

The question addresses the need for tackling alcohol and drug-related crimes within the criminal justice system.

Question

What steps his Department is taking through the criminal justice system to tackle alcohol and drug related crime?

Answer from Damian Hinds

Offenders who get off drugs are some 19% less likely to slip back into a life of crime, so the Ministry of Justice is investing strongly across security, testing, treatment and continuity of care.

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Q2 Maggie Throup Con
Crime & Law Enforcement Community Security
Context

The question highlights the correlation between criminal offences involving drugs and alcohol with antisocial behavior in town centres, asking for measures to ensure persistent offenders receive custodial sentences.

Question

Does my right hon. Friend appreciate that there is a clear correlation between criminal offences involving drugs and alcohol and the prevalence of antisocial behaviour, particularly in and around our town centres? What is being done to ensure that persistent offenders of drink and drug-fuelled antisocial behaviour are not only prosecuted but receive tougher custodial sentences to keep them off the streets so that people feel safer in our communities?

Answer from Damian Hinds

I certainly appreciate the link that my hon. Friend mentions. The MOJ has worked closely with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the Home Office on the antisocial behaviour plan, which includes funding to use out-of-court disposal conditions in 10 police and crime commissioner areas to deliver immediate justice. The probation service will pilot new rapid deployment teams of offenders serving community sentences to clean up and repair more serious incidences of antisocial behaviour as quickly as possible.

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