United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 23633
Drugs: Misuse
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13 January 2025
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21 January 2025 · Answer
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21 January 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of imposing civil rather than criminal penalties on people found in possession of drugs for personal use.
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13 January 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of imposing civil rather than criminal penalties on people found in possession of drugs for personal use.
Source: Commons
21 January 2025
Answer
There are no plans to decriminalise illicit drug use. The law allows for the prosecution of those who commit offences, including drug possession and supply. The police have a range of alternative options within the out of court resolution framework (such ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-13/23633
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1754873
- uk · wq-1754873 · source updated 21 January 2025