Home Affairs Committee calls for drug law reform

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Home Affairs Committee calls for drug law reform

Enforcement needs to be bolstered by a stronger public health response that helps people escape drug addiction and related criminality according to a new report.

Date - 31st August 2023
By - Russell Webster - Work with Offenders

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The House of Commons Home Affairs Committee has todaypublished a report simply entitled “Drugs”. The report makes a wide ranging set of recommendations. These include a call for reform of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and Misuse of Drugs...

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