Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the contribution of the Minister for Policing, Crime and Criminal Justice in the Second Delegated Legislation Committee on the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Temporary Class Drug) (No. 2) Order 2015 on 14 September 2015, whether the family impact test will be included in all future impact assessments.

As part of the policy development process Home Office officials are expected to consider the published Family Test guidance when assessing the impacts of the Department’s policies. In accordance with this guidance, the Family Test will be applied for all future orders seeking to control drugs that are dangerous or otherwise harmful when misused, where there are tangible impacts on families and it is proportionate to do so.