Tackling harm from drug use in prisons
Winter 2025/26This study will focus on whether the MoJ and the DHSC are taking effective action to reduce harm in prison from illicit drugs.
This study will focus on whether the MoJ and the DHSC are taking effective action to reduce harm in prison from illicit drugs.
This report examines HM Prison and Probation Service and the Ministry of Justice progress in expanding and maintaining the prison estate.
The government’s 2021 commitment to deliver 20,000 new prison places is not expected to be achieved until 2031, a new NAO report has revealed.
This report examines secure training centres for young offenders and MoJ and HMPPS’s progress with establishing secure schools.
Government does not know how many people in prison have a mental illness, how much it is spending on mental health in prisons or whether it is achieving its objectives. It is therefore hard to see how Government can be achieving value for money in its efforts to improve the mental health and well being of prisoners. In 2016 there were 40,161 incidents of self-harm in prisons and 120 self-inflicted deaths.
Government does not know how many people in prison have a mental illness, how much it is spending on mental health in prisons or whether it is achieving its objectives. It is therefore hard to see how Government can be achieving value for money in its efforts to improve the mental health and well being of prisoners. In 2016 there were 40,161 incidents of self-harm in prisons and 120 self-inflicted deaths.
The government is not consistently supporting prison leavers in resettling into the community and the quality of services has declined in recent years, a report by the National Audit Office has found.
The government is not consistently supporting prison leavers in resettling into the community, a new report by the NAO has found.
This report assesses the government’s plans for, and progress, in reducing the backlog in criminal courts.
This report has been produced to provide an introduction to MoJ and our examination of its spending and performance.
The Ministry of Justice spent over £13 billion to oversee parts of the justice system. This guide summarises our key insights on the MoJ.
This guide has been produced to support the Justice Committee in its examination of
the Ministry of Justice’s (MOJ’s) spending and performance.
This report examines the condition and capacity of HM Prison and Probation Service’s prison estate.
This report examines the condition and capacity of HM Prison and Probation Service’s prison estate.
This report builds on our previous work and takes stock of the Ministry of Justice’s Transforming Rehabilitation reforms
An investigation into why and how the Ministry of Justice adjusted Community Rehabilitation Companies’ (CRCs) contracts; and the financial and other implications of the adjustments to the CRCs’ contracts.
19 December 2017
An investigation into why and how the Ministry of Justice adjusted Community Rehabilitation Companies’ (CRCs) contracts; and the financial and other implications of the adjustments to the CRCs’ contracts.
19 December 2017
The NAO acknowledges the vital role played by inspectorates but identifies inconsistency in the extent to which they are independent of government and in their reporting arrangements, which can limit their impact.
The Agency will find it more difficult to meet its savings targets now that some sentencing reforms designed to reduce the prison population have been dropped.
The Ministry of Justice has made progress in improving its financial management, but currently falls short of best practice in the consistency of its financial management approach, its understanding of its costs and the integration of its financial management systems and processes.