The plan notes: 'At present, suspected criminals can be drug tested in police detention only if they have committed certain offences, such as theft, robbery, burglary, drug possession and dealing, fraud and begging, without further approvals. Tackling violence against women and girls is supposed to be a strategic policing priority, and we need to ensure the focus is on these crimes and supporting the women and girls that have experienced them, not propping up tired, outdated myths about abuse.' 'Fewer than seven per cent of domestic abuse crimes got as far as a charge in 2022 and only around one per cent of reported crimes of rape resulted in a charge.
'Instead of using police resources to drug test all offenders of VAWG related crimes, the government should instead place its focus on tackling these serious crimes against women and girls and focus on urgently improving outcomes for survivors. 'Refuge is concerned that this new initiative announced today to drug test those arrested for offences linked to violence against women and girls (VAWG) and domestic abuse distracts from, and further deprioritises this issue. However, the charity refuge attacked the plan, with chief executive Ruth Davison, saying: 'Domestic abuse does not happen because a person takes drugs, it is an active decision a perpetrator makes to abuse and is rooted in power and control. They will test offenders linked to crimes like violence against women and girls, serious violence and anti-social behaviour, and we will ensure that the consequences of those committing ASB are toughened up.' Home Secretary Suella Braverman told the Commons this afternoon: 'Under our new plan, the police will be able to drug-test suspected criminals in police custody for a wider range of drugs including ecstasy and methamphetamine.
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Under current rules, officers can test people for opiates like heroin, cocaine and crack if they have been for a specific list of crimes, with extra clearance required for a wider test.īut under the action plan unveiled by Rishi Sunak this morning, the powers would be widened in terms of crimes and substances, to include Class A substances like ecstasy and methamphetamine, and Class B drugs like cannabis and ketamine. Ministers want to give officers freedom to test people arrested for a wider variety of crimes than at present, as part of the Government's clampdown on anti-social behaviour. Domestic abusers and men who attack women and girls will be forced to undergo drugs tests under an expansion of police powers.
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