Home Office releases part of suppressed Drugs Classification Review from 2006
Drug Equality Alliance | 23.05.2010 23:58 | Indymedia | Repression | Social Struggles
In response to a Freedom of Information request process submitted by Casey Hardison, acting with the Drug Equality Alliance, on the 9th of March 2010 the Information Commissioner's Office ordered the Home Office to disclose a suppressed draft consultation paper with suggestions for a review of the drug classification system. The Home Office appealed against this decision and the outcome of this appeal is now pending. However on the 7th of May 2010 the Home Office released part of this consultation paper.
The information in the suppressed consultation paper was originally withheld under sections 21 (information accessible by other means) and section 35(1)(a) (formulation or development of government policy) of the Freedom of Information Act. However the appeal is only in respect of section 35(1)(a), therefore the Home Office has released part of the suppressed consultation paper originally withheld under section 21.
You can download the Home Office's cover letter to Casey Hardison and the partial consultation paper using the links below:
http://www.drugequality.org/files/2006-05_Review_Cover.pdf
http://www.drugequality.org/files/2006-05_Review_Partial.pdf
You can download the Home Office's cover letter to Casey Hardison and the partial consultation paper using the links below:
http://www.drugequality.org/files/2006-05_Review_Cover.pdf http://www.drugequality.org/files/2006-05_Review_Partial.pdf
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