Correspondence

Circular 004/2016: Psychoactive Substances Act 2016

Provides information about the Psychoactive Substances Act, which comes into effect on Thursday 26 May 2016.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 20 May 2016

Documents

Circular 004/2016: Psychoactive Substances Act 2016

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Psychoactive Substances Act: forensic strategy

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Details

• from: Crime and Policing Group – crime directorate
• unit: Drug Strategy Unit
• broad subject: crime and disorder
• sub category: drug offences; drug related crime
• date for implementation: 26 May 2016
• for more information, contact: Sindi Selmani

This circular is addressed to:

• Lord Chief Justice
• Justices of the Supreme Court
• President of the Queen’s Bench Division
• Master of the Rolls
• Senior Presiding Judge
• Lords Justices of Appeal
• Chairman of the Judicial College
• High Court Judges
• Presiding Judges
• Resident Judges
• Crown Court Judges
• District Judges (Magistrates’ Courts)
• Chairmen of the Justices
• Director of Public Prosecutions
• HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary
• Chief Officers of Police in England and Wales
• Director General of the National Crime Agency
• Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales
• Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime
• College of Policing
• HM Revenue and Customs
• Chief Crown Prosecutors
• Attorney General’s Office

Copies are being sent to:

• Council of Circuit Judges
• Magistrates’ Association
• Association of District Judges
• Justices’ Clerks’ Society
• Registrar of Criminal Appeals
• National Police Chiefs’ Council
• Association of Police & Crime Commissioners
• Police Superintendents’ Association
• Police Federation
• The Law Society
• Sentencing Council
• Bar Council
• Criminal Bar Association
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales
• Citizens Advice Bureaux
• Association of Chief Police Officers
• Chief Probation Officers
• Local Government Association

Published 20 May 2016