Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the criminal justice system of alcohol use.

The Ministry of Justice do not currently hold data on these costings. However, the Government is committed to tackling alcohol misuse, including within the Criminal Justice System. There are a range of sentencing options to support those who have committed alcohol-related crime to overcome their misuse and reduce reoffending. Alcohol Treatment Requirements (ATRs) as part of a community sentence require the offender to attend treatment and supervision. The total number of ATRs commenced rose from 5,100 in 2021, to 5,800 in 2022, an increase of 14.2% (700). Alcohol tags can be used to monitor compliance with an alcohol ban imposed as a requirement of a community sentence or restrictions imposed on licence. Since introducing alcohol tags in October 2020, 17,332 new alcohol monitoring orders have been imposed.