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Proposed Drugs Death Prevention (Scotland) Bill

Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour

Member’s Bill


Draft proposal

Date lodged: 24 May 2022

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.

The consultation closed on 7 September 2022 (previously 17 August 2022)

Read about the proposed Bill in the Consultation Document (574KB, pdf) posted 19 August 2022