The committee considered new legislation and amendments that would allow the testing of prisoners for any controlled drug, pharmacy medicine, prescription-only medicine, and all psychoactive substances, including any new compounds that emerge. As a result, prisons and young offender institutions will be able to better plan for treatment services, identify those who should use them and, where appropriate, impose sanctions. The Minister for Prisons and Probation Service presented the Government’s position and gave her support for the introduction of this very important Bill. For further information about the debate, please click here.
