Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consultation her Department has undertaken with councils and Police Service Northern Ireland to review the effects of legislation on legal highs.

The Government liaised with the Northern Ireland Executive during the progress of Psychoactive Substances Bill through Parliament. We are undertaking a review of the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016. The review will report its findings by late 2018. The framework for the review was published on 14 July 2017, and is available at www.gov.uk.