“On Wednesday 22 April the Sentencing Advisory Panel published a consultation paper relating to the sentencing of the most commonly committed drug offences.”
Consultation paper on sentencing of drug offences (PDF)
Press Notice (PDF)
Drugs consultation paper – Annex B (xls)
Sentencing Guidelines Council, 22nd April 2009
Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk
“Drugs barons should be given shorter prison sentences, according to official proposals published today (22 April).”
The Times, 22nd April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A man serving 33 years in a British jail for a drug offence committed in Thailand is to challenge his sentence in what could become a precedent-setting case for Britons jailed abroad. The case is being watched by the growing number of Britons in overseas jails who want to serve their sentence in the UK.”
The Guardian, 16th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The first court in Wales dedicated to dealing with drug offenders will be opened later in Cardiff by Justice Secretary Jack Straw.”
BBC News, 8th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The regulated legalisation of drugs would have major benefits for taxpayers, victims of crime, local communities and the criminal justice system, according to the first comprehensive comparison between the cost-effectiveness of legalisation and prohibition. The authors of the report, which is due to be published today, suggest that a legalised, regulated market could save the country around £14bn.”
The Guardian, 7th April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Somerset man has been fined £200 after posting a video on the YouTube website of cannabis he was growing.”
BBC News, 4th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A drug dealing couple have been jailed just days after their son was born in prison.”
BBC News, 26th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Ecstasy should be downgraded to a class B drug, the government’s drugs advisers are to recommend.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Concerns about effects of ‘skunk’ and the mental health of users lead to the change.”
Home Office, 26th January 2009
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“Cannabis is upgraded to a Class B drug today, but users will not be fined after the sudden withdrawal of new powers to allow on-the-spot penalties.”
The Times, 26th January 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“People caught smoking cannabis will escape £80 on-the-spot fines when the drug is reclassified next week.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th Janaury 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Thousands of drug rehabilitation programmes handed to offenders by the courts each year are a waste of time, a judge has warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th January 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The government’s drug advisers are to recommend ecstasy be downgraded to a class B drug, in a report due to go before ministers at the end of the month.”
The Guardian, 5th January 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two men jailed for permitting the ‘rampant’ sale of ecstasy at a Devon nightclub have lost their appeal.”
BBC News, 12th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A group of leading scientists and MPs has attacked plans to reclassify cannabis as a more dangerous drug.”
BBC News, 25th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Illicit drug use in Britain is declining, with cannabis use at its lowest level for 10 years and cocaine also down, according to British Crime Survey figures published yesterday. The estimated falls in drug consumption are matched by a 15% rise in seizures of all classes of drugs by the police and customs in England and Wales to 186,028 – a level not seen since 1973.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A drug dealer has been found guilty of cutting part of a woman’s ear off because she owed him £10.”
BBC News, 23rd October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“When cannabis is reclassified as a Class B drug in 2009, those who continually break the law will face tougher penalties.”
Home Office, 15th October 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“A judge allowed a mother who had sex with a 14-year-old boy to walk free, saying that the boy seduced her.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Cannabis users face new penalties when the drug is upgraded to class B from January next year, the home secretary said today.”
The Guardian, 13th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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