Proposed Drugs Death Prevention (Scotland) Bill
Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour
This is a proposal for a Member’s Bill
Draft proposal
A proposal for a Bill to: enable the establishment of overdose prevention centres, including establishing a licensing framework for centres, in order to prevent death due to drug overdose; and to create a new body for the oversight of drug policy development and implementation in order to improve health by preventing and reducing drug use, harm and related death.
Consultation closing date: 17 August 2022
Read about the details of the proposed Bill in the Consultation Document531.2KB pdf posted 24 May 2022
Watch Paul Sweeney speak about his proposed Bill: