Problem Drug Use Bill

Summary

A Bill to require the Secretary of State to declare problem drug use a public health emergency; to require the Secretary of State to review the effects of welfare sanctions on people who use drugs; to make the Department for Health and Social Care the lead department for drugs policy; to require the Secretary of State to respond publicly to recommendations of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs; to amend the classification of drugs in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971; to make provision for safe drug consumption facilities; to decriminalise the possession of small quantities of drugs for personal use; to make provision about the stigmatisation of problem drug use; to amend the Equality Act 2010 to recognise drug dependence as a health condition; and for connected purposes.

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Timeline

1. 29 September 2020

   1st reading

   Commons · 1st reading

   Source: Commons

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Documents

1 official file

• Bill 189 2019-21 (as introduced)

  Bill · EN · 22 March 2021

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Sponsors

• Tommy Sheppard · Scottish National Party · Commons

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