Drugs crimes
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on drugs crimes. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs. Related material is available on drugs misuse.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 08.01.2013 | Drug use, seizures and offending: Social Indicators page |
| A summary of statistics on drug use, drug seizures and drug offences. | |
| 08.06.2012 | Driving: drugs |
| This note sets out the offences for drug driving and the evidential problems associated with their enforcement. |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 08.03.2013 | Crime and Courts Bill [HL]: Committee Stage Report |
| The Crime and Courts Bill would, amongst other things, establish a new National Crime Agency, change the law on self defence for householders defending themselves from intruders, make changes to community sentences and immigration appeal rights and introduce a new drug driving offence. The Government made a number of substantive amendments in Committee, including on bailiffs, proceeds of crime and extradition. | |
| 23.02.2005 | Drugs (Sentencing and Commission of Inquiry) Bill (Bill 21 of 2004/05) |
| The Drugs (Sentencing and Commission of Inquiry) Bill. (Bill 21 of 2004/05). House of Commons Library Research Paper 05/16. | |
| 13.01.2005 | Drugs Bill (Bill 17 of 2004/05) |
| The Drugs Bill (Bill 17 of 2004/05). House of Commons Library Research Paper 05/07. | |
| 03.08.2000 | Cannabis |
| Cannabis. House of Commons Library Reasearch Paper 00/74. |
Select Committee Reports
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 06.03.2012 | EU drugs strategy. |
| European Union Select Committee (HL) report [Lords] | |
| 26.07.2010 | Cocaine trade. |
| Government response. Home Office; Home Affairs Select Committee report [Commons] | |
| 23.02.2010 | The Cocaine trade. |
| Home Affairs Select Committee report [Commons] | |
| 23.02.2010 | The Cocaine trade. |
| Home Affairs Select Committee report [Commons] |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 01.07.2010 | INTERNATIONAL FUNDING FOR DRUG ENFORCEMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS |
| That this House welcomes the report by the International Harm Reduction Association (IHRA) on the death penalty and international support for drug enforcement policies; notes with alarm ... | |
| 17.06.2009 | SAMANTHA OROBATOR (No. 2) |
| That this House notes the decision by the Laotian court in Vientiane on 3 June 2009 to sentence Samantha Orobator to life imprisonment; further notes that Samantha pleaded guilty to ... | |
| 08.06.2009 | NATIONAL TACKLING DRUGS WEEK 2009 |
| That this House welcomes National Tackling Drugs Week 2009 from 8 to 12 June; supports the purpose of the week to increase public confidence and awareness of the work being carried ... | |
| 12.05.2009 | COCAINE AND CUTTING AGENTS |
| That this House welcomes the news that the international cocaine market is under pressure; recognises the Organised Crime Agency's success resulting in dramatically increased wholesale ... | |
| 03.12.2008 | USE OF GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE |
| That this House is concerned about the increasing use of gamma-butyrolactone, GBL, as a date-rape drug; notes that the drug increases libido, euphoria, passivity and amnesia and renders ... |
Lords Library Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 24.05.2012 | Crime and Courts Bill (HL Bill 4 of 2012-13) |
| The Crime and Courts Bill would establish a new National Crime Agency to combat organised crime, and contains provisions for reforms of the courts system (including judicial appointments and to allow broadcasting of certain court proceedings) as well as provisions on immigration, drug driving and community sentencing. This Library Note provides background reading in advance of the Bill's second reading in the House of Lords. |
