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Letter commissioning the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to work on a project to prevent drug use in children and young people.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The NHS, police and government commit to a new approach to ensure those requiring urgent mental health support receive timely care from the most appropriate agency.
Government response to the ACMD's review of the evidence on the use and harms of Cumyl-PeGaClone.
The Home Secretary, alongside the Culture Secretary, held a roundtable as Just Stop Oil disrupted matches at the Wimbledon Tennis Championship.
An emergency convoy of lorries carrying donated flood equipment has left the UK for Ukraine, following the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam.
The government has written to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs for advice on the scheduling and lawful access to nitrous oxide.
The specialist operational and laboratory facility brings together law enforcement, policing and counter-terrorism interests alongside military research.
The harms of synthetic cathinones are to be re-assessed, to see if some or all, including ‘monkey dust’, may need reclassifying.
The government commissions the ACMD to conduct an updated harms assessment of synthetic cathinones.
The Home Secretary has renewed plans to protect the public from highly disruptive protest tactics such as slow walking
Government delivers on its manifesto commitment to recruit 20,000 additional officers.
Fire and rescue authorities will be able to carry out stringent new record checks, helping fire and rescue services protect the public and their staff.
Minister for Crime and Policing, Chris Philp, gave a speech on measures being taken to reduce unnecessary red tape and free up police time.
National Police Chiefs’ Council estimates changes to recording processes will save 443,000 hours of police time a year.
The government responds to a report by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) regarding the classification and schedule of remimazolam (Byfavo).
Letter from the ACMD Nitrous Oxide working group to collect written evidence about the health and social harms of nitrous oxide.
An estimated 136,000 violent offences have been prevented in areas of England and Wales delivering government-funded programmes to reduce serious violence.
The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, which implement the majority of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry recommendations, come into force today (23 January 2023).
The government’s response to the ACMD’s fentanyl report.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Tech Minister Chris Philp unveils new UK Digital Strategy at London Tech Week as new data shows the UK has overtaken China for investment in tech startups
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