May. 13 2024
Source Page: Defra: spending over £500, February 2024Found: Conservation Best Practice Workshop, Madagascar, 19/03/2024-21/03/2024KEW06/02/2024HOME OFFICE1371Drugs and Firearms
Found: , manufacture, adaptation and supply of certain articles used in serious crime (such as 3D printer firearms
Correspondence May. 07 2024
Committee: Scottish Affairs Committee (Department: Scotland Office)Found: Correspondence with Rt Hon Chris Philp MP, Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire at the Home Office on Firearms
Asked by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will enable pharmacists to test illicit drugs.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Government facilitates drug testing services provided that the possession and supply of controlled drugs are licensed by the Home Office Drugs and Firearms Licensing Unit or, exceptionally, relevant exemptions under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 may apply.
Ministers are clear that drug testing services must not condone drug use and should only be delivered where licensed and operated responsibly, in line with Government policy to ensure that they discourage drug use and signpost potential users to treatment and support.
Asked by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of (a) expansion and (b) potential roll-out across the UK of the WEDINOS laboratory drug-testing service.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Government has not made a formal assessment of the benefits of drug testing services but it recognises the potential harm reduction benefits of them. The Government facilitates drug testing services provided that the possession and supply of controlled drugs are licensed by the Home Office Drugs and Firearms Licensing Unit or, exceptionally, relevant exemptions under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 may apply.
Ministers are clear that drug testing services must not condone drug use and should only be delivered where licensed and operated responsibly, in line with Government policy to ensure that they discourage drug use and signpost potential users to treatment and support.
Apr. 25 2024
Source Page: Building a New Scotland: Justice in an independent ScotlandFound: opportunities for Scotland to take a different approach, in areas such as serious organised crime, firearms
Mentions:
1: None Rhona Malone case, which was tragic on so many levels: Rhona Malone was an experienced and talented firearms - Speech Link
2: None it involved her sergeant sending a silly sexist email saying, basically, “If there are enough male firearms - Speech Link
3: None Section 164 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 introduced a code of practice regarding - Speech Link
Apr. 22 2024
Source Page: I. List of ministerial responsibilities. 88p. II. List of non-ministerial departments and executive agencies. 22p. III. Letter dated 19/04/2024 from Alex Burghart MP to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee regarding documents for deposit, and copying them for deposit in the House libraries. 1p.Found: pocorrespondence@dft.gov.uk Agencies of the Department for Transport ● Active Travel England ● Driver and Vehicle Licensing
Asked by: Mark Pawsey (Conservative - Rugby)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of fees for firearms licences.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
Fees for firearms licences were last increased in 2015 and the Government is currently considering proposals for new firearms licensing fees.
I hope to make an announcement about fees shortly.
Income received from firearms licensing fees should be invested into ensuring forces’ licensing teams are adequately resourced, trained and equipped.
Apr. 12 2024
Source Page: Suffolk Youth Justice Service: A prevention and diversion successFound: Evidence of firing Supply by firearms Any form of usage or possession in public Type of Weapon