Policy paper

Introducing locally funded drugs testing on arrest

How drug testing (and the related interventions) takes place, when it takes place, and how it is paid for.

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

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Introducing Locally Funded Drugs Testing On Arrest

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It is now simpler and less bureaucratic for new areas to introduce testing on arrest and there is also much greater freedom around how drug testing (and the related interventions) takes place, when it takes place, and how it is paid for. This puts you in the best position to make the right decision for your area.

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Published 23 May 2011

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