Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Alcohol Treatment Requirements, Drug Rehabilitation Requirements, and Mental Health Treatment Requirements were imposed as part of community orders and suspended sentence orders in each magistrates' court and Crown Court in England and Wales in each of the last five years.

The Ministry of Justice works closely with the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) as well as NHS England, to maximise the impact of Community Sentence Treatment Requirements (CSTRs), targeting support where it can have the greatest impact, particularly for offenders with multiple needs who we know have the greatest risk of reoffending. This includes improving pathways and addressing geographical variation where this is not due to differences in population and local need. Officials from the Ministry of Justice and DHSC come together with wider departments at the Treatment and Recovery Steering Group to oversee our cross-government approach, including delivery of Community Sentence Treatment Requirements.

The Sentencing Council produces sentencing guidelines for judges and magistrates, including the Imposition of community and custodial sentences guideline, which provides guidance on the use of CSTRs, including the circumstances in which they may be appropriate.

Appropriate referrals rely on screening, support from NHS Liaison and Diversion services and effective Pre-sentence Reports (PSRs). The Probation Service provides pre-sentence reports assessing an offender's risks and needs, alongside an independent recommendation on the sentence options available, including consideration of the suitability of community sentence requirements, to support the independent judiciary in deciding the appropriate sentence. A range of measures have been taken by the Department to improve the quality, timeliness and efficiency of PSRs and related advice to court including through the Prepare a Case for Sentence (PACFS) and Verification reports. Compliance with community sentences is overseen by probation, taking enforcement action where appropriate.

The attached Excel tables provide figures for Alcohol Treatment Requirements, Drug Rehabilitation Requirements, and Mental Health Treatment Requirements commenced under community orders and suspended sentence orders in 2024 and 2025, broken down by individual magistrates’ court and Crown Court in England and Wales.

The Ministry of Justice has published an impact evaluation of being sentenced to a community sentence treatment requirement (CSTR) on proven reoffending. The report can be found here: Impact of being sentenced with a community sentence treatment requirement (CSTR) on proven reoffending - GOV.UK

The following information requested could not be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost:

• How many Alcohol Treatment Requirements, Drug Rehabilitation Requirements and Mental Health Treatment Requirements were imposed as part of community orders and suspended sentence orders in each magistrates’ court and Crown Court in England and Wales in each of the last five years (for years 2021-2023 only).
• The proportion of all community orders imposed in each magistrates’ court and Crown Court included an Alcohol Treatment Requirement, a Drug Rehabilitation Requirement, or a Mental Health Treatment Requirement in each of the last five years.
• The proportion of (a) Alcohol Treatment Requirements, (b) Drug Rehabilitation Requirements and (c) Mental Health Treatment Requirements were successfully completed in each probation region in the latest year for which data is available.