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Inquiry into new psychoactive substances
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Meeting: 11/02/2016 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)
Inquiry into new psychoactive substances: factual briefing on the Welsh Government's 'Working together to reduce harm' – Delivery plan 2016–2018
Tracey
Breheny, Deputy Director of Substance Misuse – Welsh Government
Minutes:
3.1
Officials provided a briefing on the Welsh Government’s ‘Working together to
reduce harm’ Delivery Plan 2016-18 to Members.
Meeting: 11/02/2016 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
Inquiry into new psychoactive substances: factual briefing on the Psychoactive Substances Bill and relevant EU developments
Chloe
Dunnett, Drugs and Alcohol Unit - Home Office
Angela
Scrutton, Drugs and Alcohol Unit - Home Office
Joe
Shapiro, Drugs and Alcohol Unit – Home Office
Minutes:
2.1
Officials provided a briefing on the Psychoactive Substances Act and relevant
EU developments to Members.
Meeting: 13/05/2015 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly (Item 3.)
Debate on the Health and Social Care Committee's report on its inquiry into new psychoactive substances
NDM5756 David Rees
(Aberavon)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Notes
the report by the Health and Social Care Committee on its inquiry into new
psychoactive substances, which was laid in the Table Office on 18 March 2015.
Note:
The response of the Minister for Health and Social Services was laid on 6 May
2015.
Supporting Documents
Decision:
The item started
at 15.35
NDM5756 David Rees
(Aberavon)
To propose that the National Assembly for
Wales:
Notes the report by the Health and Social
Care Committee on its inquiry into new psychoactive substances, which was laid
in the Table Office on 18 March 2015.
The motion was agreed in accordance with
Standing Order 12.36.
Meeting: 29/04/2015 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 6)
6 Inquiry into new psychoactive substances: correspondence from the Home Office
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
6.1a
The Committee noted the correspondence, and that the Committee’s report on its
inquiry into new psychoactive substances would be debated by the National
Assembly on 13 May 2015.
Meeting: 26/03/2015 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)
4 Letter from the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee - Report into new psychoactive substances
CYPE(4)-10-15
– Paper to note 4
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 25/02/2015 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 8)
Inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”): approach to report launch
Minutes:
8.1
The Committee considered its approach to launching its report on new
psychoactive substances (“legal highs”).
Meeting: 12/02/2015 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 10)
10 Inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”): consideration of draft report
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 19 , View reasons restricted (10/1)
- Restricted enclosure 20 , View reasons restricted (10/2)
Minutes:
10.1
The Committee considered and agreed the draft report, subject to minor changes,
for its inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”).
10.2
The Committee considered its approach to launching the report.
Meeting: 15/01/2015 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
2 Inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”): correspondence from the Minister for Health and Social Services
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
2.3a
The Committee noted the correspondence.
Meeting: 15/01/2015 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 6)
6 Inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”): evidence session 8
Dan
Greaves, Head of Drugs & Alcohol Unit, Home Office
Angela
Scrutton, Head of Drug Legislation, Home Office
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 28 , View reasons restricted (6/1)
Minutes:
6.1
The witnesses responded to questions from Members.
6.2 The witnesses agreed to provide further information on the process by which Home Office colleagues have consulted the devolved administrations on proposed European legislation in the field of new psychoactive substances.
Meeting: 15/01/2015 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 9)
Inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”): consideration of evidence received
Minutes:
9.1
The Committee considered the evidence received.
Meeting: 10/12/2014 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 6)
6 Inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”): consideration of the key issues
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 34 , View reasons restricted (6/1)
Minutes:
6.1
The Committee discussed and agreed the key issues that have arisen during the
Committee’s inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”).
6.2
The Committee agreed to extend the inquiry in order to take oral evidence from
Home Office officials at its meeting on 15 January 2015.
Meeting: 03/12/2014 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)
4 Letter from the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee - Inquiry into new psychoactive substances ("legal highs")
CYPE(4)-29-14
– Paper to note 5
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 26/11/2014 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)
4 Inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”): evidence session 7
Mark Drakeford AM, Minister for Health and Social
Services
Tracey Breheny, Deputy Director of Substance
Misuse, Government & Corporate Business
Dr
Sarah Watkins, Head of Mental Health & Vulnerable Groups
Division/Senior Medical Officer
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 42 , View reasons restricted (4/1)
- HSC(4)-29-14 Paper 2, item 4 PDF 263 KB View as HTML (4/2) 46 KB
Minutes:
4.1
The witnesses responded to questions from Members.
4.2
The Minister agreed to provide a note to the Committee outlining the estimated
costs to NHS Wales of the proposed prison in North Wales.
Meeting: 26/11/2014 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 8)
Inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”): consideration of evidence received
Minutes:
8.1
The Committee considered the evidence received.
Meeting: 12/11/2014 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)
3 Inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”): Evidence session 6
Paul
Roberts, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
3.1 The witness responded to questions from Members.
Meeting: 12/11/2014 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 6)
Inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”): Consideration of evidence received
Minutes:
6.1
The Committee considered the evidence received on the inquiry.
Meeting: 12/11/2014 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
2 Inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”): Evidence session 5
Detective
Chief Inspector Gary Phillips, TARIAN, the Southern Wales Regional Organised
Crime Unit
Detective
Inspector Richie Jones, Police Federation of England & Wales
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 55 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
- HSC(4)-27-14 Paper 1, item 2 PDF 572 KB
- HSC(4)-27-14 Paper 2, item 2 PDF 231 KB
Minutes:
2.1
The witnesses responded to questions from Members.
2.2
The witnesses agreed to provide the Committee with additional information
about:
·
actions
being taken by police forces across Wales to prevent the use of new
psychoactive substances;
·
actions
being taken by relevant public services to collaborate and to co-ordinate
support services for individuals who want to stop taking new psychoactive
substances; and
·
an
outline of any gaps in new psychoactive substances support services provided by
Community Safety Partnerships.
Meeting: 06/11/2014 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 7)
7 Inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”): Note from the visits held on 2 October 2014
Supporting documents:
- HSC(4)-26-14 (ptn 1) Note from the visits held on 2 October 2014, item 7 PDF 133 KB View as HTML (7/1) 40 KB
Minutes:
7.1a
The Committee noted the note of the visits held on 2 October 2014 in relation
to the inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”).
Meeting: 06/11/2014 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 7)
7 Inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”): Results of the Committee's survey
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
7.3a
The Committee noted the results of the Committee’s survey in relation to the inquiry
into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”).
Meeting: 06/11/2014 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 7)
7 Inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”): Note from the focus group events held on 2 October 2014
Supporting documents:
- HSC(4)-26-14 (ptn 2) Note from the focus group events held on 2 October 2014, item 7 PDF 257 KB View as HTML (7/1) 69 KB
Minutes:
7.2a
The Committee noted the note of the focus groups held on 2 October 2014 in
relation to the inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”).
Meeting: 06/11/2014 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 9)
Inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”): Consideration of evidence received
Minutes:
9.1
The Committee considered the evidence received on the inquiry.
Meeting: 06/11/2014 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 7)
7 Inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”): Consultation responses
Supporting documents:
- List of Consultation Responses, item 7 PDF 40 KB View as HTML (7/1) 12 KB
- LH 01 South Wales Police, item 7 PDF 159 KB View as HTML (7/2) 9 KB
- LH 01 South Wales Police - Annex A, item 7 PDF 1 MB
- LH 02 National Offender Management Service, item 7 PDF 285 KB View as HTML (7/4) 30 KB
- LH 03 The British Psychological Society, item 7 PDF 384 KB
- LH 04 Turning Point, item 7 PDF 272 KB View as HTML (7/6) 30 KB
- LH 05 The Police Federation of England and Wales., item 7 PDF 231 KB
- LH 06 Trading Standards Wales, item 7 PDF 398 KB View as HTML (7/8) 27 KB
- LH 07 Drugstraining.com, item 7 PDF 183 KB View as HTML (7/9) 40 KB
- LH 08 WLGA, item 7 PDF 199 KB View as HTML (7/10) 42 KB
- LH 09 UKChemicalresearch, item 7 PDF 312 KB View as HTML (7/11) 24 KB
- LH 10 Royal College of Psychiatrists in Wales, item 7 PDF 248 KB View as HTML (7/12) 30 KB
- LH 11 Angelus Foundation, item 7 PDF 431 KB View as HTML (7/13) 29 KB
- LH 12 North Wales Police, item 7 PDF 8 MB
- LH 13 DrugScope, item 7 PDF 307 KB View as HTML (7/15) 18 KB
- LH 14 Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, item 7 PDF 226 KB View as HTML (7/16) 9 KB
- LH 15 Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, item 7 PDF 632 KB View as HTML (7/17) 43 KB
- LH 16 Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, item 7 PDF 149 KB View as HTML (7/18) 17 KB
- LH 17 Public Health Wales, item 7 PDF 195 KB View as HTML (7/19) 51 KB
- LH 18 HM Inspectorate of Prisons, item 7 PDF 347 KB
Minutes:
7.4a
The Committee noted the consultation responses in relation to the inquiry into
new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”).
Meeting: 06/11/2014 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 6)
6 Inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”): Evidence session 4
Kathryn Peters, Community Safety Manager for
Caerphilly County Borough Council
Councillor Mark Child, Trading Standards portfolio
holder Swansea Council Councillor
Andrea Lewis, Swansea Council
Angela Cronin, Development Worker for Health &
Wellbeing, Bridgend Youth Service
Richard Webb, Association of Chief Trading
Standards Officers, Oxfordshire
County Council
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
6.1
Apologies were received from Councillor Mark Child. Jackie Garland acted as
substitute.
6.2
The witnesses responded to questions from Members.
6.3
Richard Webb agreed to provide further information about a toolkit that is
being developed by trading standards officers on how to approach the issue of
new psychoactive substances. He also agreed to provide a view in writing about
the impact of the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 on trading
standards officers’ approach to new psychoactive substances.
Meeting: 06/11/2014 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 5)
5 Inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”): Evidence session 3
Joanne Davies, Assistant Director of Planning,
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board
Jamie Harris, Families Children and Young Persons
Services Manager, SANDS Cymru (formerly known as Swansea Drugs Project)*
Nicola John, Director Public Health, Cwm Taf
University Health Board*
Dr Julia Lewis, Consultant Addiction Psychiatrist
and Clinical Lead for Addiction, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Dr Jonathan Whelan, Assistant Medical Director,
Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust*
*Written papers have not been submitted
Supporting documents:
- HSC(4)-26-14 Paper 5 Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, item 5 PDF 226 KB View as HTML (5/1) 9 KB
- HSC(4)-26-14 Paper 6 Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, item 5 PDF 632 KB View as HTML (5/2) 43 KB
Minutes:
5.1
The witnesses responded to questions from Members.
Meeting: 06/11/2014 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)
4 Inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”): Evidence session 2
Professor Philip Routledge OBE, Chair of the
Programme Board, Welsh Emerging Drugs and Identification of Novel Substances
(WEDINOS)
Josephine Smith, Programme Lead, WEDINOS
Dr Quentin Sandifer, Public Health Wales
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
4.1
The witnesses responded to questions from Members.
4.2
Dr Quentin Sandifer agreed to supply the Committee with additional information
about how Public Health Wales engages and communicates with communities in
Wales about new psychoactive substances.
4.3
The Committee agreed to write to TICTAC to seek clarification on whether they
test the substances received in addition to providing visual drug
identification.
Meeting: 06/11/2014 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)
3 Inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”): Evidence session 1
Jeremy Sare, Angelus
Foundation
Maryon Stewart, Angelus Foundation
Harry Shapiro, DrugScope
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 111 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
- Restricted enclosure 112 , View reasons restricted (3/2)
- HSC(4)-26-14 Paper 2 Angelus Foundation, item 3 PDF 431 KB View as HTML (3/3) 29 KB
- HSC(4)-26-14 Paper 3 DrugScope, item 3 PDF 307 KB View as HTML (3/4) 18 KB
Minutes:
3.1
Apologies were received from Maryon Stewart.
3.2
The witnesses responded to questions from Members.
Meeting: 24/09/2014 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 5)
Inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”): Briefing from Gwent Police
Detective
Chief Inspector Roger Fortey
Inspector
Catherine Hawke
Sergeant
Jennie Tinsley
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 117 , View reasons restricted (5/1)
Minutes:
5.1
The officers provided a briefing on new psychoactive substances to Members.
Meeting: 18/09/2014 - Health and Social Care Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 11)
Inquiry into new psychoactive substances ("legal highs"): consideration of itinerary for engagement activity
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 120 , View reasons restricted (11/1)
Minutes:
11.1
The Committee agreed the itinerary for engagement activity for the inquiry into
new psychoactive substances ("legal highs").