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The penalties if you are caught taking or dealing drugs - drug classification, fines and prison sentences
Fifteen new synthetic opioids and 5 other drugs will be banned as Class A drugs as the government continues to act to prevent drug deaths.
Possession of ‘laughing gas’ is now illegal with repeat serious users facing up to 2 years in prison and dealers up to 14 years.
Secondary legislation brought forward to control nitrous oxide as a Class C substance.
Fifteen additional synthetic opioids are now under the strictest controls to prevent drug related deaths and ensure anyone caught supplying them faces tough penalties.
What you need to do before you send waste to a landfill site.
It's illegal to drive if you're unfit to do so because you're on legal or illegal drugs, or you have certain levels of drugs or medicine in your blood
Explains control of advertisement regime.
The rules for driving mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs on roads, pavements and footpaths.
Possession of nitrous oxide, also known as ‘laughing gas’, will be illegal from 8 November 2023.
From 8 November 2023 Nitrous Oxide is controlled as a Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and placed in Schedule 5 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.
Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs
Three men have been sentenced to a total of three years at Manchester Crown Court after pleading guilty to the illegal sale and supply online of prescription-only medicines and controlled Class B and Class C drugs with a street value...
It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of their sex, religion, disability or certain other personal characteristics ('protected characteristics')
You can be fined if your dog is out of control in public - find out about Dog Control Orders, banned dogs, dog fouling and reporting a dangerous dog
How to transport dangerous goods, including guidance notes, authorisation notices, exception notices and multilateral agreements.
The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
Bullying at school and the law - what your school and the police must do about bullying and how you should report it
A guide to the international regulations on the transportation of dangerous goods by air, sea, road, rail or inland waterway.
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