Courts and Prisons
(asked on 11th September 2023) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 on (a) court caseloads and (b) the prison estate.
This question was answered on 18th September 2023
The Home Office has undertaken an assessment of the potential impacts of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023, which will ban nitrous oxide, on the police, courts and prison systems.
The impact assessment is published at The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 - Impact Assessment