The Government publishes an Annual Digest that provides a range of detailed statistics and measures for prisons and probation for the financial year, including data on drug tests and finds.<\/p>
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The latest publication covering the 17/18 financial year is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-hm-prison-and-probation-service-digest-2017-to-2018<\/a>. Figures on the proportion of positive results for random mandatory drugs tests and the number of incidents where drugs were found for the 17/18 financial year are provided in the table below:<\/p> <\/p>
Positive Random Mandatory Drugs Tests and Drug Finds for the 12 months to March 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Prison<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Proportion of positive results for psychoactive substances<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Number of incidents where drugs were found<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Hull<\/p><\/td> 16%<\/p><\/td> 232<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Humber<\/p><\/td> 26%<\/p><\/td> 277<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Isis<\/p><\/td> 15%<\/p><\/td> 144<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Leeds<\/p><\/td> 23%<\/p><\/td> 456<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Lindholme<\/p><\/td> 26%<\/p><\/td> 208<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Moorland<\/p><\/td> 25%<\/p><\/td> 133<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Nottingham<\/p><\/td> 21%<\/p><\/td> 120<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Ranby<\/p><\/td> 29%<\/p><\/td> 274<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Wealstun<\/p><\/td> 35%<\/p><\/td> 86<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HMP Wormwood Scrubs<\/p><\/td> 11%<\/p><\/td> 73<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> We do not publish monthly breakdowns, however, further information about the proportion of positive results for random mandatory drugs tests can be found by selecting table 7.4 in the \u2018Chapter 7 tables \u2013 Random mandatory drug testing\u2019 link\u2019.<\/p> <\/p> Further information about the number of incidents where drugs were found can be found by selecting table 9.2 in the \u2018Chapter 9 tables \u2013 Finds in prison\u2019 link.<\/p> <\/p> These prisons are also part of the 10 Prisons Project which aims to reduce violence in 10 of our most challenging prisons by reducing the supply of drugs; restoring basic decency and providing the training and support for prison officers to challenge the behaviour that drives violence. The project received an initial £10 million funding to improve security and decency, and bolster leadership capability over a 12-month period.<\/p>"}
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