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Written question asked by Richard Holden (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 March 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 March 2026. It was answered by Sarah Jones (Labour) on Thursday, 26 March 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.


Driving Under Influence: Drugs

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2026 to Question 116788, if she will make an assessment of the annual cost to police forces of (a) administering roadside drug-impairment tests and (b) drug-driving testing.

Answer

The Home Office has not made an assessment on the costs to police forces for administering roadside drug-impartment tests under section 4 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and drug driving testing under section 5A of the Road Traffic Act 1988.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
121403
Session
2024-26
Related items
Driving under Influence: Drugs
Thursday, 5 March 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Costs Drugs Driving under influence Police Testing
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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