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Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy communication: FOI release

Published: 19 December 2023
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Public sector
FOI reference: 202300363585
Date received: 26 June 2023
Date responded: 24 July 2023

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Information requested

Communications between the Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy and the UK Combatting Drugs Minister between 1st December 2020. Communications between the Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy and other UK Home Office officials between 1st December 2020 and the present relating to:

Drug policy in Scotland
Drug policy in the UK as a whole.
The number of drug deaths in Scotland and/or communications regarding attempts to reduce this number.
Drug Consumption Rooms in Scotland.

Response

I enclose a copy of all of the information you requested.

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