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Written question asked by Paul Flynn (Labour) on Monday, 9 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 January 2006. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Thursday, 19 January 2006 on behalf of the Home Office.


Drugs Act

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the change in the numbers of people who will be (a) arrested, (b) brought to court and (c) imprisoned in the next three years as a result of the Drugs Act 2005.
Answer

The regulatory impact assessment drawn up in connection with the implementation of the Drugs Act 2005 focussed on the additional number of convictions and offenders imprisoned on an annual basis. The figures were 2,294 and 287 respectively. No estimate was put on numbers of arrests and prosecutions.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
41698; 441 c1576W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Crime Convictions Drugs
Legislation
Drugs Act 2005
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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