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Written question asked by Holly Lynch (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 February 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 February 2022. It was answered by Kit Malthouse (Conservative) on Thursday, 24 February 2022 on behalf of the Home Office.


Drugs: Driving under Influence

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward proposals equivalent to those under the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 to increase the period where an individual can be charged for drug driving offences up to the point of receipt of lab results of the evidential sample.

Answer

We have given consideration to this approach but have no plans to make such a change, especially given that we have been advised by the National Police Chief’s Council that toxicology supply has now significantly increased, and all backlogs have been cleared.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
121846
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Drugs Driving under influence Testing
Link
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