Drug testing on arrest scheme rolled out across Hampshire and IOW

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Drug testing on arrest scheme rolled out across Hampshire and IOW

PCC Donna Jones has allocated £480,950 of funding from the Drug Confiscation Fund while a further boost £150,000 has been provided by the Home Office.

PCC Donna Jones and Inspector John Smith at the Police Investigation Centre in Portsmouth

Date - 11th August 2023
By - Cash Boyle

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Individuals arrested for certain offences in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight can now be required to take a drugs test as part of an initiative designed to "break" the cycle between drug dependency and crime. The drug testing on arrest...

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