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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of people arrested tested positive for (a) opiates, (b) cocaine and (c) any drug at the time of their arrest in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of people arrested tested positive for (a) opiates, (b) cocaine and (c) any drug at the time of their arrest in each of the last five years.
Asked by
David Davis
(Conservative)
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
30 January 2006
For answer on
1 February 2006
Answered on
13 February 2006
We cannot currently provide this information on a national basis, or for the specified years. However, some indication is provided by research published by the Home Office in 2004 from the New English and Welsh Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Programme (NEW-ADAM).This provided information on the proportion of arrested persons testing positive for drugs who had voluntarily agreed to an interview and to provide a urine specimen for analysis. The research was undertaken in selected large custody suites in 16 police force areas between 1999 and 2001 involving approximately 3,000 arrestees, 95 per cent. of whom agreed to provide a urine sample.The research showed that for those arrestees voluntarily providing a urine sample, (a) 31 per cent. tested positive for opiates (b) 22 per cent. for cocaine and (c) 69 per cent. for any drug excluding alcohol.The NEW-ADAM survey programme has been replaced by a new, continuous, nationally-representative Arrestee Survey. Results from the first year of the survey, covering interviews with about 7,500 arrestees in 60 custody suites from around the country conducted between October 2003 and September 2004, will be published shortly. The survey is on-going and will provide information on trends in drug use among all arrestees in the future.The Drug Interventions Programme (DIP) was introduced by this Government to break the links between drugs and crime. The intensive form of the programme operates in 97 areas with a history of high levels of drug related crime. Individuals charged with a range of trigger offences, identified through research to be closely linked to drug misuse, are drug tested for specified class A drugs.New provisions contained in the Drugs Act 2005 were successfully implemented in three police force areas on 1 December 2005. Testing on arrest now becomes an alternative to testing on charge for those adults arrested for a ““trigger offence””, enabling adults misusing specified class A drugs to be identified earlier in their contact with the criminal justice system, so that they may be steered into treatment and away from crime as soon as possible. Those testing positive will be required to attend an assessment of their drug use. The provisions will be rolled out to the remaining intensive areas in England on 31 March 2006.
Subjects
Arrests; Drugs; Offenders; Misuse; Testing
Date
13 February 2006
Reference
47716; 442 c1718W;442 c1718W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) asylum seekers, (b) tourists and (c) immigrants entering the UK were tested for (i) tuberculosis, (ii) HIV and (iii) hepatitis in each year since 1997; and what proportion tested positive in each case.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) asylum seekers, (b) tourists and (c) immigrants entering the UK were tested for (i) tuberculosis, (ii) HIV and (iii) hepatitis in each year since 1997; and what proportion tested positive in each case.
Asked by
David Davis
(Conservative)
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
21 February 2005
For answer on
7 March 2005
Answered on
7 March 2005
David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) asylum seekers, (b) tourists and
(c) immigrants entering the UK were tested for (i) tuberculosis, (ii) HIV and (iii) hepatitis in each year since 1997; and
what proportion tested positive in each case. [217742]
Mr. Charles Clarke: Referral statistics are not collected routinely for all ports of entry. However we have obtained the statistics
shown in the table for tuberculosis checks at Heathrow and Gatwick from the bodies which carry out the checks there. These
statistics cover all passengers who are routinely referred.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Heathrow Gatwick
Referrals for Tuberculosis cases Referrals for Tuberculosis cases
tuberculosis check identified1 tuberculosis check identified1
1997-98 65,188 100 n/a --
1998-99 72,079 119 n/a --
1999-2000 88,079 119 267 1
2000-01 108,170 89 773 15
2001-02 148,619 94-138 3,548 36
2002-03 164,655 98-173 1,882 22
2003-04 175,039 92-205 1,705 8
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1 Figures given may not be strictly comparable because of changes in definitions used by the health control unit at the airport.
Where ranges are given, they reflect the fact that the unit does not always receive confirmation from a hospital that what the unit
has identified as a case of TB on the basis of a chest x-ray is a case.
Subjects
Asylum; Infectious diseases; HIV/AIDS; Migrants; Hepatitis; Screening; Testing; Tourists; Tuberculosis
Date
7 March 2005
Reference
431 c1612W;431 c1606W; 217742
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate has been made of the percentage of recorded crime in Lancashire that was drug-related in the last five years. - Inc table.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate has been made of the percentage of recorded crime in Lancashire that was drug-related in the last five years. - Inc table.
Asked by
Peter L Pike
(Labour)
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 April 2001
For answer on
26 April 2001
Answered on
26 April 2001
Mr. Pike: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate has been made of the percentage of recorded crime in
Lancashire that was drug-related in the last five years. [158403]
Mr. Charles Clarke: Recorded crime statistics include statistics on drugs offences, but do not record whether other offences are
related to offenders' drug habits. The percentage of drugs offences in overall recorded crime in Lancashire in the last five
financial years for which figures are available is given in the table. It should be noted that there was a change in counting rules
on 1 April 1998 which increased the drugs offences counted. Before this date, only drugs trafficking was counted, whereas after this
date possession and other offences were also counted. The change in counting rules also affected the general counting of offences,
including other expansions of the offences counted, and so the percentages of drugs offences counted before and after 1 April 1998
will not be directly comparable.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Year ending March Recorded drugs offences as a percentage of all recorded crime in
Lancashire
1996 0.4
1997 0.5
1998 0.5
1999 3.5
2000 2.9
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Both the British Crime Survey and the new England and Wales Arrestees Drug Abuse Monitoring (NEW- ADAM) programme of interviewing
and drug testing arrestees shed some light on the links between drugs and crime, although these conclusions do not relate
specifically to Lancashire.
For England and Wales as a whole, the British Crime Survey 2000 reported that 18 per cent. of victims of violent crime believed
their attacker was under the influence of drugs.
The second report on the NEW-ADAM programme of interviewing and drug testing arrestees was published in August 2000 (Home Office
Research Study 205, Drugs and Crime: The results of the second developmental stage of the NEW-ADAM programme). The research,
undertaken by the University of Cambridge at four sites (London, Liverpool, Nottingham and Sunderland), found that 69 per cent. of
arrestees tested positively for at least one drug, excluding alcohol.
It should be remembered that because an arrestee tested positive for drugs or a victim believed that a perpetrator was under the
influence of drugs it does not necessarily mean that the consumption of drugs caused the crime to be committed. As a result, while
the NEW-ADAM study and the British Crime Survey advance our knowledge of the links between drugs and crime, it will always be
difficult to calculate a single percentage figure calculating precisely what proportion of crime is drug-related.
Subjects
Crime; Drugs; Misuse; Research; Testing; Lancashire
Date
26 April 2001
Reference
158403; 367 c400W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drug treatment and testing orders have been (a) made, (b) breached and (c) revoked by the courts since the national roll-out of the order in October 2000. - Table given.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drug treatment and testing orders have been (a) made, (b) breached and (c) revoked by the courts since the national roll-out of the order in October 2000. - Table given.
Asked by
David Lidington
(Conservative)
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 April 2001
For answer on
26 April 2001
Answered on
26 April 2001
Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drug treatment and testing orders have been (a) made,
(b) breached and (c) revoked by the courts since the national roll-out of the order in October 2000. [158946]
Mr. Charles Clarke: The available information is shown in the table:
Drug treatment and testing orders England and Wales
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1 October 2000-31 March 2001{ 1}
Number of orders
Made 1,250
Breached {2}--
Revoked by courts 100
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
{1} Estimated from those returns received from the 42 areas {2} Not available at present
Subjects
Crime prevention; Drugs; Misuse; Rehabilitation; Testing; Drug treatment and testing orders
Date
26 April 2001
Reference
158946; 367 c382-3W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what measures he judges the success or failure of his policies on the use of illegal drugs. - Inc figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by what measures he judges the success or failure of his policies on the use of illegal drugs. - Inc figures.
Asked by
Jon Owen Jones
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 April 2001
For answer on
23 April 2001
Answered on
23 April 2001
Mr. Jon Owen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department by what measures he judges the success or failure of his
policies on the use of illegal drugs. [158221]
Mr. Charles Clarke: For the first time Departments and agencies nationally and locally have been brought together to work in
partnership towards joint performance targets. The Home Office has been at the fore of the 10-year strategy launched in May 1998 to
break the link between drugs and crime. The strategy was underpinned with an additional £217 million over three years for anti-drugs
activity from the 1998 Comprehensive Spending Review. This is in addition to the £1.4 billion spent annually on anti-drug work. The
targets for the 10-year strategy as set out in "Tackling Drugs to Build a Better Britain" are: halving the numbers of young people
using illegal drugs, especially heroin and cocaine; halving the levels of re-offending by drug misusing offenders to protect our
communities from drug-related anti-social and criminal behaviour; doubling the numbers of drug misusers in treatment; and halving
the availability of drugs, especially heroin and cocaine, on our streets.
The Government's anti-drugs strategy clearly recognises that law enforcement continues to be vital in tackling the drugs problem in
the United Kingdom. The police service at all levels will continue to concentrate on targeting drug dealers and traffickers and
bringing them to justice. There is a particular emphasis on Class A drugs, as these cause the greatest harm. The strategy encourages
the police to work with other agencies to disrupt local drug markets and to force drug dealers off our streets, thereby reducing the
harm to our communities and the exposure of young people to drugs. The strategy builds on the existing work by the police with the
aim of reducing levels of street dealing and the availability of drugs in communities.
The Drug Treatment and Testing Order (DTTO), a community sentence aimed at serious drug misusing offenders, has been available to
courts in England and Wales since 1 October 2000. Its main aim is to get offenders to stop re-offending, with the longer-term aim of
getting them off drugs for good. The decision was made to roll-out the DTTO in the light of an independent evaluation of three pilot
schemes which found that on average there were significant reductions in the spending on illegal drugs and number of crimes
committed by offenders subject to DTTOs. A reconviction study will be undertaken in due course to establish the longer-term impact
of the order.
The Government are well on the way to ensuring that all police forces in England and Wales have Arrest Referral Schemes in place to
help drug-misusing arrestees to access the treatment they need ahead of our 2002 target. While it is too early to properly measure
the success of this scheme, initial feedback from October to December 2000 suggests that half of arrestees seen by arrest referral
workers had not accessed treatment previously, which suggests a positive impact on crime.
In the Prison Service, in the short term we look at measures such as the random mandatory drug testing (MDT) rate or the take up of
drug treatment. Both show extremely encouraging results with the random MDT rate falling from 20.8 per cent. in 1997-98 to a
projected figure of 12.5 per cent. in 2000-01. We expect over 37,000 CARATs (Counselling, Assessment, Referral, Advice and
Throughcare services, the new drug package of treatment services) assessments to have been completed in 2000-01. In the long term,
the Prison Service is establishing independent research to measure the effectiveness of its drug strategy in reducing both drug
misuse and reoffending rates.
Subjects
Crime prevention; Expenditure; Drugs; Offenders; Prisoners; Rehabilitation; Standards; Testing; Drug treatment and testing orders
Date
23 April 2001
Reference
158221; 367 c144-5W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, What plans he has to review the penalties for failing to obtain a valid MoT certificate.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, What plans he has to review the penalties for failing to obtain a valid MoT certificate.
Asked by
Paul Goggins
(Labour)
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 March 2001
For answer on
9 April 2001
Answered on
9 April 2001
Mr. Goggins: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to review the penalties for failing to obtain a
valid MoT certificate. [156055]
Mr. Charles Clarke: The maximum penalty for the offence of driving a motor vehicle without a valid Ministry of Transport (MoT)
certificate under section 47 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 is a fine of up to £2,500 in the case of a vehicle adapted to carry more
than eight passengers and £1,000 for any other motor vehicle. The maximum penalty for the related, but more serious offence, of
forgery of an MoT certificate, under section 173 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, is two years imprisonment. We are conducting a review
of Road Traffic Penalties and have now received responses to our consultation paper published last December. In relation to the
fraud offence the consultation paper proposes that the existing anomaly whereby imprisonment is not available where the offence is
tried in the magistrates court is removed so that a sentence of imprisonment of up to six months is available for summary disposal
of these cases. We made no express proposals in respect of the driving without a valid MoT certificate offence but the review
continues and we will consider any representations received.
Subjects
Fraud; Fixed penalties; Prosecutions; Testing; Motor insurance
Date
9 April 2001
Reference
156055; 366 c463W;366 c463-4W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what requirements he sets for the accurate monitoring of DNA testing. - Including ref to the Home Office Circular 16/95: National DNA Database.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what requirements he sets for the accurate monitoring of DNA testing. - Including ref to the Home Office Circular 16/95: National DNA Database.
Asked by
Ian Gibson
(Labour)
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 February 2001
For answer on
1 March 2001
Answered on
1 March 2001
Dr. Gibson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what requirements he sets for the accurate monitoring of DNA
testing. [151681]
Mr. Charles Clarke: The DNA database is a national database which currently holds details of individuals suspected, cautioned and
convicted of a recordable offence, together with their DNA profiles.
The Home Office Circular 16/95: National DNA Database sets out the general conditions relating to the establishment and use of the
National DNA database.
DNA profiling technologies have developed rapidly over the last 10 years. Significant advances have been made resulting in improved
sensitivity and these enable DNA to be extracted from increasingly smaller crime scene stains. The current technique, FSS
SGMplus{TM}, analyses 11 areas on the DNA molecule. FSS SGMplus{TM} has been in use since September 1999 and has a discriminatory
power of 1 in a billion. This has a considerable advantage over the SGM technique previously used, which had a discriminatory power
of 1 in 50 million.
The reliability of DNA evidence is assured through the internal quality assurance measures adopted by the Forensic Science Service
and through their external accreditation by the British Standards Institute and the United Kingdom Accreditation Service to the BS
EN ISO 9000 and M10 National Standards. This independent accreditation of the DNA process involves regular audit to ensure the
standards are maintained.
Subjects
Databases; Codes of practice; Criminal investigation; Genetics; Identification of criminals; Monitoring; Quality control; Standards; Testing; Forensic Science Service
Date
1 March 2001
Reference
151681; 363 c747W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the reliability of DNA testing (a) in convicting the guilty and (b) in exonerating the innocent.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the reliability of DNA testing (a) in convicting the guilty and (b) in exonerating the innocent.
Asked by
Julian Lewis
(Conservative)
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 November 2000
For answer on
17 November 2000
Answered on
17 November 2000
Dr. Julian Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment he has made of the reliability of DNA
testing (a) in convicting the guilty and (b) in exonerating the innocent. [137936]
Mr. Charles Clarke: The reliability of DNA evidence is assured through the internal quality assurance measures adopted by the
Forensic Science Service (FSS) and through external accreditation by the British Standards Institute (BSI) and United Kingdom
Accreditation Service (UKAS) to the BS EN ISO 9000 and M10 National Standards. This independent accreditation of the DNA process
involves regular audit to ensure the standards are maintained.
The more advanced SGMplus technique was introduced by the FSS in September 1999. A statistical assessment, to be published in the
International Journal of Legal Medicine, showed that when using this process the probability of a chance match between a full DNA
profile obtained from a suspect's sample and another one from a crime scene stain left by another person was less than one in a
billion.
Subjects
Criminal investigation; Forensic science; Genetics; Identification of criminals; Testing
Date
17 November 2000
Reference
356 c813W; 137936
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the proportion of violent assaults on the person that are (a) alcohol-related and (b) drug-related. - Including figures and ref to 2000 British Crime Survey, HORS 205, Drugs and Crime: The results of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the proportion of violent assaults on the person that are (a) alcohol-related and (b) drug-related. - Including figures and ref to 2000 British Crime Survey, HORS 205, Drugs and Crime: The results of the...
Asked by
John Bercow
(Conservative)
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 October 2000
For answer on
31 October 2000
Answered on
31 October 2000
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the proportion of violent assaults on
the person that are (a) alcohol-related and (b) drug-related. [134539]
Mr. Charles Clarke: Statistical data are not collected on offences which may have been committed while an offender is under the
influence of alcohol or drugs. However, both the British Crime Survey (BCS) and the NEW-ADAM programme of interviewing and drug
testing arrestees shed some light on the links between drugs, alcohol and crime.
The 2000 British Crime Survey reported that 40 per cent. of victims of violent crime believed their attacker was under the influence
of alcohol while 18 per cent. believed that the perpetrator was under the influence of drugs.
The Home Office has commissioned research by the University of Cambridge to continue the NEW-ADAM programme of interviewing and drug
testing arrestees. The second report on this research was published in August 2000 (HORS 205, Drugs and Crime: The results of the
second developmental stage of the NEW-ADAM programme).
The research, which was undertaken at four sites (in London, Liverpool, Nottingham and Sunderland), found over two thirds of
arrestees (69 per cent.) tested positively for at least one drug (excluding alcohol) and 22 per cent. tested positive for alcohol.
In terms of specific violent offences, of the 41 individuals arrested for assault, 61 per cent. tested positive for a drug and 32
per cent. for alcohol; of the 18 individuals arrested for breach of the peace, 33 per cent. tested positive for a drug and 61 per
cent. for alcohol.
It is important to note that the BCS data rely on the victim's perception of whether or not alcohol or drugs were present at the
time of the incident. The NEW-ADAM research is currently based on a small example which is geographically confined. It should also
be noted that 29 per cent. of the available NEW-ADAM sample were not interviewed because they were thought to be intoxicated with
alcohol. The BCS and NEW-ADAM survey advance our knowledge of the links between drugs, alcohol and crime. However, they do not
provide a definite answer as to whether or not the presence of alcohol or drugs have caused a particular crime.
Subjects
University of Cambridge; Alcoholic drinks; Crimes of violence; Arrests; Drugs; Drunkenness; Misuse; Research; Testing; British Crime Survey
Date
31 October 2000
Reference
355 c432-3W; 134539
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the proportion of violent crime which is (a) drug-related and (b) alcohol-related. - Including figures and ref to 2000 British Crime Survey and Home Office Research Study 205, Drugs and Crime: The results of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the proportion of violent crime which is (a) drug-related and (b) alcohol-related. - Including figures and ref to 2000 British Crime Survey and Home Office Research Study 205, Drugs and Crime: The results of...
Asked by
Julian Lewis
(Conservative)
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 October 2000
For answer on
31 October 2000
Answered on
31 October 2000
Dr. Julian Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the proportion of violent
crime which is (a) drug-related and (b) alcohol-related. [134997]
Mr. Charles Clarke: Statistical data are not collected on offences which may have been committed while an offender is under the
influence of alcohol or drugs. However, both the British Crime Survey and the NEW-ADAM programme of interviewing and drug testing
arrestees shed some light on the links between drugs, alcohol and crime.
The 2000 British Crime Survey reported that 40 per cent. of victims of violent crime believed their attacker was under the influence
of alcohol while 18 per cent. believed that the perpetrator was under the influence of drugs.
The Home Office has commissioned research by the University of Cambridge to continue the NEW-ADAM programme of interviewing and drug
testing arrestees. The second report on this research was published in August 2000 (Home Office Research Study 205, Drugs and Crime:
The results of the second developmental stage of the NEW-ADAM programme.
The research, which was undertaken at four sites (in London, Liverpool, Nottingham and Sunderland), found over two thirds of
arrestees (69 per cent.) tested positively for at least one drug (excluding alcohol) and 20 per cent. tested positive for alcohol.
In terms of specific violent offences, of the 41 individuals arrested for assault 61 per cent. tested positive for a drug and 32 per
cent. for alcohol; of the 18 individuals arrested for breach of the peace 33 per cent. tested positive for a drug and 61 per cent.
for alcohol.
It should be remembered that because an arrestee tested positive for alcohol or drugs or a victim believed that a perpetrator was
under the influence of drugs or alcohol it does not necessarily mean that the consumption of alcohol or drugs caused the crime to be
committed. As a result, while the NEW-ADAM study and the British Crime Survey advance our knowledge of the links between drugs,
alcohol and crime, it will always be difficult to calculate a single percentage figure calculating precisely what proportion of
crime is alcohol or drug-related.
Subjects
Alcoholic drinks; Crimes of violence; Arrests; Drugs; Drunkenness; Misuse; Research; Testing; British Crime Survey
Date
31 October 2000
Reference
355 c431-2W; 134997
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the drugs that he proposes to include in the mandatory drug testing for offenders under the provisions of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the drugs that he proposes to include in the mandatory drug testing for offenders under the provisions of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Bill.
Asked by
Paul Flynn
(Labour)
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 June 2000
For answer on
15 June 2000
Answered on
15 June 2000
Mr. Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the drugs that he proposes to include in the
mandatory drug testing for offenders under the provisions of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Bill. [125996]
Mr. Charles Clarke: Initially it is proposed to test specifically for heroin and crack/cocaine, which research has shown to have a
particularly strong connection with acquisitive crime. The Bill provides for the Secretary of State to specify, by order, the Class
A drugs applicable. Consideration will be given to including other Class A drugs in the testing programme if research evidence
demonstrates a similar link to the commissioning of crime.
Subjects
Drugs; Offenders; Testing; Heroin; Cocaine; Drug treatment and testing orders
Date
15 June 2000
Reference
125996; 351 c715W
House
House of Commons
Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the use of blood tests in drink driving cases.
Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the use of blood tests in drink driving cases.
Lead member
Baroness Browning
Answering member
Charles Clarke
Department
Home Office
Type
Adjournment debates
Subjects
Blood alcohol levels; Blood; Hospitals; Evidence; Driving under influence; Testing
Date
14 June 2000
Reference
351 c257-64WH
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his policy is on breath testing and blood sampling of individuals involved in serious road traffic accidents.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his policy is on breath testing and blood sampling of individuals involved in serious road traffic accidents.
Asked by
David Chaytor
(Labour)
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
25 May 2000
For answer on
12 June 2000
Answered on
12 June 2000
Mr. Chaytor: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his policy is on breath testing and blood sampling of
individuals involved in serious road traffic accidents. [124694]
Mr. Charles Clarke: Under the Road Traffic Act 1988, the police have the power to breath test any motorist who has been involved in
a car crash. We support the Association of Chief Police Officers' policy that breath tests should be carried out at all crashes
which the police attend. Those motorists who fail that screening test are then normally required to take an evidential breath test
at the police station. Failure of that test provides the evidence for prosecution. In certain situations detailed in the Act, a
blood sample may be taken by the police in place of an evidential breath sample and it is required where the motorist is suspected
of driving when unfit through drugs.
Subjects
Accidents; Breathalysers; Blood alcohol levels; Blood; Driving under influence; Police; Powers; Road traffic; Roads; Testing
Date
12 June 2000
Reference
124694; 351 c510W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the Government's policy in relation to arrest referral schemes and how arrest schemes are to operate in relation to powers to test for drugs at the time of charging of suspects.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the Government's policy in relation to arrest referral schemes and how arrest schemes are to operate in relation to powers to test for drugs at the time of charging of suspects.
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
6 June 2000
For answer on
9 June 2000
Answered on
9 June 2000
Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the Government's policy in
relation to arrest referral schemes and how arrest schemes are to operate in relation to powers to test for drugs at the time of
charging of suspects. [125324]
Mr. Charles Clarke: We anticipate that the testing of arrestees charged with the relevant offences will help to identify those who
would benefit from participation in arrest referral schemes which are now being developed with a view to providing coverage of all
custody suites by April 2002.
The drug testing proposals are to be piloted over two years from spring 2001. This will include an assessment of how drug testing
can be used to maximise the effectiveness of arrest referral schemes.
Subjects
Crime; Arrests; Drugs; Offenders; Misuse; Rehabilitation; Testing
Date
9 June 2000
Reference
125324; 351 c395W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures he has taken to ensure consistency and accurate standards of drug testing conducted by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures he has taken to ensure consistency and accurate standards of drug testing conducted by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
6 June 2000
For answer on
9 June 2000
Answered on
9 June 2000
Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures he has taken to ensure consistency and
accurate standards of drug testing conducted by his Department; and if he will make a statement. [125323]
Mr. Charles Clarke: The piloting of the drug testing proposals contained in the Criminal Justice and Court Services Bill is due to
start in Spring 2001. Planning will include consultation with the Forensic Science Service on the testing arrangements to ensure
that the analytical processes are accurate, fully meet industry standards and are subject to rigorous quality assurance programmes.
Use will also be made of the considerable experience gained from the well-established Prison Service mandatory drug testing
programmes.
Subjects
Drugs; Offenders; Standards; Testing
Date
9 June 2000
Reference
125323; 351 c395W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, How many DNA tests his Department has carried out in Norfolk in the last two years; and with what results. - Inc figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, How many DNA tests his Department has carried out in Norfolk in the last two years; and with what results. - Inc figures.
Asked by
Ian Gibson
(Labour)
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
29 February 2000
For answer on
13 March 2000
Answered on
13 March 2000
Subjects
Genetics; Norfolk; Testing
Date
13 March 2000
Reference
346 c16-7; 112583
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Genetics; Norfolk; Testing
Date
13 March 2000
Reference
346 c16-7
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Asked by
Ian Gibson
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, How many DNA tests his Department has carried out in Norfolk in the last two years; and with what results. - Inc figures.
Subjects
Genetics; Norfolk; Testing
Date
13 March 2000
Reference
346 c16-7
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will publish the bill to extend the use of mandatory drug testing, reform the probation services in England and Wales, create a new children and family court advisory service and prevent unsuitable people from working with children; what...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will publish the bill to extend the use of mandatory drug testing, reform the probation services in England and Wales, create a new children and family court advisory service and prevent unsuitable people from working with children; what...
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 February 2000
For answer on
21 February 2000
Answered on
21 February 2000
Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will publish the Bill to extend the use of mandatory
drug testing, reform the probation services in England and Wales, create a new children and family court advisory service and
prevent unsuitable people from working with children; what are the reasons for the timescale adopted for publishing the Bill; and if
he will make a statement. [110749]
Mr. Charles Clarke: We will introduce legislation to reform the probation service in England and Wales, to create a new children and
family court advisory service, to provide for mandatory drug testing, to extend the use of electronic monitoring, and to create an
integrated system to help prevent unsuitable people from working with children, as soon as Parliamentary time allows.
Subjects
Children; Courts; Advisory services; Families; Drugs; Prisons; Misuse; Probation; Testing
Date
21 February 2000
Reference
344 c833W; 110749
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his proposals for testing offenders and suspected offenders for drug use will include tests for (a) cannabis, (b) amphetamine, (c) ecstasy, (d) cocaine, (e) LSD and (f) heroin.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his proposals for testing offenders and suspected offenders for drug use will include tests for (a) cannabis, (b) amphetamine, (c) ecstasy, (d) cocaine, (e) LSD and (f) heroin.
Asked by
Paul Flynn
(Labour)
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 December 1999
For answer on
10 January 2000
Answered on
10 January 2000
Mr. Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if his proposals for testing offenders and suspected offenders for
drug use will include tests for (a) cannabis, (b) amphetamine, (c) ecstasy, (d) cocaine, (e) LSD and (f) heroin. [103744]
Mr. Charles Clarke: The detail of the proposal to extend drug testing across the criminal justice system is currently being
formulated. One option under consideration is to concentrate testing on those who are misusing heroin and/or cocaine, at least
initially, as these are the drugs which research shows are most closely linked to crime.
Subjects
Drugs; Offenders; Testing; Heroin; Cocaine
Date
10 January 2000
Reference
103744; 342 c13W
House
House of Commons