Independent report

Review of drugs: phase one report

The first part of Dame Carol Black's independent review of drugs.

Documents

Review of drugs: summary

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Review of drugs: evidence pack

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In February 2019, the Home Secretary appointed Professor Dame Carol Black to undertake an independent review of drugs. This was to inform the government’s thinking on what more can be done to tackle the harm that drugs cause.

Dame Carol’s response to phase one of the commission provides a detailed analysis of the challenges posed by drug supply and demand, including the ways in which drugs fuel serious violence.

Dame Carol ran a call for evidence between 10 May 2019 and 7 June 2019 to support the review.

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Published 27 February 2020
Last updated 17 September 2020 + show all updates
  1. Added HTML version of summary.

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