Source · Select Committees · Welsh Affairs Committee
Recommendation 31
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Prisoner populations in Wales have higher, more complex and more concentrated healthcare needs than those...
Conclusion
Prisoner populations in Wales have higher, more complex and more concentrated healthcare needs than those seen in the community. In this context, it is concerning that the UK Government’s recurrent transfer to the Welsh Government to support healthcare provision in HMPs Cardiff, Swansea, and Usk & Prescoed has not changed since 2014. The prisoner population has grown significantly since then, and inflation has meant that this funding is increasingly insufficient to cover the costs of healthcare within these prisons. (Conclusion, Paragraph 114)