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
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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
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