Correspondence

Letter to ACMD on their advice on khat

Government's response to the advice on khat provided by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.

• From: Home Office and The Rt Hon Theresa May
• Published: 20 November 2013

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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Government response to ACMD advice on khat

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This letter from the Home Secretary to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs sets out the government’s response to the council’s advice on the potential harms and control of khat under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The first Home Secretary response was in relation to control only.

The letter complements the Home Secretary’s 3 July announcement of the decision to control khat as a Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.

The draft legislation to implement this decision was laid before Parliament on 31 October.

Published 20 November 2013