Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable and process is for appointing new members to the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs; and by when the Government plans to have filled existing vacancies.
A recruitment campaign to appoint new members to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs commenced in 2017. The recruitment process has been conducted in accordance with Cabinet Office Governance Code for Public Appointment which was published in December 2016 (see link below).
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/governance-code-for-public-appointments
The new members have been selected for appointment and will be an-nounced shortly.