Written Question·Home Office·UIN 24449

Driving under Influence: Drugs

Tabled: 16 January 2025
Answered: 24 January 2025

Question

Ruth Cadbury

LabourBrentford and Isleworth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the National Police Chief Councils on the effectiveness of powers to arrest people suspected of driving under the influence of drugs.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
Ministers and officials meet with representatives of the NPCC on a regular basis and discuss a wide range of topics.The police have the power under section 10 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to arrest and detain an individual if they have provided a specimen...

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