Government response to ACMD report on ethylbromazolam (accessible version)
Updated 9 July 2026
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Sarah Jones MP
Minister of State for Policing and Crime
2 Marsham Street
London SW1P 4DF
Professor David Wood
Chair, Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD)
Professor Simon Thomas
Chair, ACMD NPS Committee
C/o ACMD Secretariat
1st Floor, Peel Building
2 Marsham Street
London, SW1P 4DF
By e-mail only: ACMD@homeoffice.gov.uk
6 July 2026
Dear Professor Wood and Professor Thomas
Ethylbromazolam: a review of the evidence on its use and harms
Thank you for your advice of 14 April about ethylbromazalom which the ACMD has recommended be controlled under Class C of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and scheduled under Schedule 1 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.
Given the similarities in chemical structure, cited in the report, which resemble those of bromazolam and other benzodiazepines that are subject to control under Class C of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, and the assessment of the potential risk of health and social harms commensurate with other Class C drugs, I accept your recommendation. The Government will seek to implement the control and scheduling of ethylbromazalom as soon as Parliamentary time allows.
I thank the Council for its valuable expertise and recommendation.
Very best wishes,
Sarah Jones MP
Minister of State for Policing and Crime