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Written question asked by Lord Mendoza (Conservative) on Monday, 13 October 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 October 2025. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Monday, 27 October 2025 on behalf of the Home Office.

Naloxone: Training

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost to police forces of training and equipping officers to carry naloxone, and whether doing so diverts resources from other operations.

Answer

Naloxone is an important lifesaving medicine to respond to suspected opioid overdoses, when used alongside other first aid measures.

In May 2025, the Minister for Crime and Policing wrote to Chief Constables in England and Wales to highlight the findings of a Home Office commissioned independent evaluation into police administration of naloxone and reiterate Government support for all police forces to roll-out the voluntary provision of naloxone to operational officers.

The Government expects individual police Chiefs’ to allocate resources appropriately with regard to the local area and need.

The majority of police forces in England and Wales have received naloxone supplies and training from their local authority or its commissioned drug and alcohol treatment service. Some forces have funded naloxone projects from their own budgets, through their Police and Crime Commissioner’s Office, or, for forces in Wales, through the Welsh Government.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL10926
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Costs Police Training Naloxone
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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