Apr. 30 2024
Source Page: Education around illicit substances and alcohol within the education system: FOI releaseFound: alcohol within the education system specifically:Learners develop their understanding of the use and misuse
Asked by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of (a) expansion and (b) potential roll-out across the UK of the WEDINOS laboratory drug-testing service.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Government has not made a formal assessment of the benefits of drug testing services but it recognises the potential harm reduction benefits of them. The Government facilitates drug testing services provided that the possession and supply of controlled drugs are licensed by the Home Office Drugs and Firearms Licensing Unit or, exceptionally, relevant exemptions under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 may apply.
Ministers are clear that drug testing services must not condone drug use and should only be delivered where licensed and operated responsibly, in line with Government policy to ensure that they discourage drug use and signpost potential users to treatment and support.
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of inmates in prisons were drug tested at least once in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
All prisons have a zero-tolerance approach to drugs. Our drug testing contract also enables us to deliver key commitments in the Cross-Government Drug Strategy such as: testing of offenders who receive a Drug Rehabilitation Requirement, the pilot of Intensive Supervision Courts and increased flexibility to test for a broader range of drugs. In addition, all prisons have been provided with access to forensic testing of items seized or found within the estate.
Our £100 million Security Investment Programme completed in March 2022 and delivered 75 additional X-ray body scanners, supplying full coverage across the closed male estate. We have also installed 84 X-ray baggage scanners at 49 sites, drug detection machines and metal detection archways. Furthermore, we are taking steps to support individuals with substance misuse issues in prison. We have dramatically increased the number of incentivised substance-free living units (ISFLs), where prisoners commit to living drug-free with incentives and regular testing. 80 prisons now have an ISFL, up from 25 in summer 2022.
Apr. 29 2024
Source Page: Rwanda: country policy and information notesFound: ‘There are a number of institutions dedicated to detecting and punishing misuse of public funds, including
Written Evidence Apr. 26 2024
Inquiry: Disability employmentFound: , the temporary re-allocation of tasks that the employee was finding Managing drug and alcohol misuse
Apr. 25 2024
Source Page: Justice data lab statistics: April 2024Found: not ever misused (in custody and community) 0.022641509 0.020527993 1.4529177 Drugs misused (in custody
Apr. 25 2024
Source Page: Justice data lab statistics: April 2024Found: to Women’s Centres through various routes including; probation officers, social services, community drugs
Apr. 25 2024
Source Page: Regulatory Horizons Council: the Future Regulation of Space TechnologiesFound: commercialisation of space could increase the potential for future conflict, and lead to the degradation and misuse
Apr. 25 2024
Source Page: Regulatory Horizons Council: the Future Regulation of Space TechnologiesFound: There is also potential for new pharmaceutical drugs to be developed and tested in space, making
Apr. 25 2024
Source Page: Building a New Scotland: Justice in an independent ScotlandFound: , set out in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971,143 is reserved and limits the effectiveness of our public