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Three months after landmark legislation commenced on 26 May 2016, figures show 332 retailers no longer selling psychoactive substances and 186 arrests.
Minister for Policing, Crime, Criminal Justice and Victims announces Methiopropamine (MPA) to be banned
Psychoactive Substances Act comes into force today.
Statement outlines the approaches to tackling challenges posed by NPS, covering the detection, analysis, identification, monitoring and reporting of synthetic drugs.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The zero response to the number of people CNC had charged or cautioned under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016
ACMD chair writes to the Minister for Policing, Crime and Criminal Justice about adding additional substances to a Temporary Class Drug Order.
The chair of the ACMD responds to the Home Secretary's letter of 26 May about New Psychoactive Substances.
Nearly 500 people have been arrested since the government’s landmark Psychoactive Substances Act came into force 6 months ago.
Government response to the 12th report from the home affairs committee session.
Psychoactive Substances Act will come into force on 26 May 2016.
The Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 receives Royal Assent
New online system, Report Illicit Drug Reaction, launched today to improve knowledge of the harmful effects of new psychoactive substances.
Home Office evidence review (2014) on new psychoactive substances in England, which informed the new psychoactive substances review by an expert panel.
The chair of the ACMD responds to the Home Secretary's letter about the Psychoactive Substances Bill.
Government's response to the recommendations and advice made by the expert panel reviewing the UK’s response to new psychoactive substances.
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