Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to ensure that all detainees in police custody can access their prescribed medication, including methadone, in line with existing relevant operational procedures and guidance.
Petitioner: Kevin John Lawson
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 14 September 2021
Click here for the full petition
SPICe briefing (75.3KB, pdf) (75KB, pdf) posted 22 September 2021
17 November 2021: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government and relevant drug treatment charities.
Official Report of Meeting 17 November
23 March 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. They also agreed to invite the Chair of the Scottish Drugs Death Taskforce and the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans to give evidence at a future meeting.
Official Report for Meeting 23 March 2022
23 November 2022: The Committee agreed to consider the evidence at a future meeting, following the evidence session with the Minister for Drugs Policy.
Official Report of Meeting 23 November 2022
07 December 2022: The Committee took evidence from from the Minister for Drugs Policy, Morris Fraser, Head of Delivery and Support Unit, Drugs Policy Division and Henry Acres, Head of Cultural and Structural Change, Drugs Policy Division. The Committee agreed to consider the evidence heard at a future meeting.
Official Report of Meeting 07 December 2022
18 January 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Drugs Policy and NHS Grampian.
Official Report of Meeting 18 January 2022
31 May 2023: The Committee agreed to note the recent commitment by the Minister for Alcohol and Drugs Policy to carry out a rapid review of each health board and keep the petition open pending completion of that exercise.
Official Report of Meeting 31 May 2023
06 March 2024: The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy.
Official Report of Meeting 06 March 2024
11 December 2024: The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Drugs Policy.
Official Report of Meeting 11 December 2024
PE1900/A: Scottish Government submission of 12 October 2021
PE1900/B: Petitioner submission of 21 October 2021
PE1900/C: Scottish Drug Death Taskforce submission of 17 January 2022
PE1900/D: Petitioner submission of 14 March 2022 (73.1KB, pdf) (73KB, pdf) posted 15 March 2022
PE1900/E: Scottish Government submission of 21 March 2022 (107.9KB, pdf) (108KB, pdf) posted 22 March 2022
PE1900/F: Petitioner submission of 22 March 2022 (51.4KB, pdf) (51KB, pdf) posted 22 March 2022
PE1900/G: Petitioner submission of 23 March 2022 (56.5KB, pdf) (56KB, pdf) posted 25 March 2022
PE1900/H: Scottish Government submission of 10 June 2022 (57.7KB, pdf) (58KB, pdf) posted 15 June 2022
PE1900/I: Petitioner submission of 7 October 2022 (78.8KB, pdf) (79KB, pdf) posted 28 October 2022
PE1900/J: Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce submission of 7 November 2022 (93.4KB, pdf) (93KB, pdf) posted 22 November 2022
PE1900/K: Petitioner submission of 23 November 2022 (53KB, pdf) (53KB, pdf) posted 29 November 2022
PE1900/L: Petitioner submission of 12 December 2022 (119.5KB, pdf) (120KB, pdf) posted 20 December 2022
PE1900/M: Petitioner submission of 3 January 2023 (58.3KB, pdf) (58KB, pdf) posted 11 January 2023
PE1900/N: NHS Grampian correspondence to the Minister for Drugs Policy (56.7KB, pdf) (57KB, pdf) posted 11 January 2023
PE1900/O: Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy submission of 17 April 2023 (96KB, pdf) (96KB, pdf) posted 26 April 2023
PE1900/P: Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy submission of 24 April 2023 (34KB, pdf) (34KB, pdf) posted 02 May 2023
PE1900/Q: Petitioner submission of 31 May 2023 (123KB, pdf) (123KB, pdf) posted 21 June 2023
PE1900/R: Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy submission of 22 August 2023 (192KB, pdf) (192KB, pdf) posted 03 October 2023
PE1900/S: Petitioner submission of 16 February 2024 (67KB, pdf) posted 29 February 2024
PE1900/T: Petitioner submission of 7 March 2024 (80KB, pdf) posted 19 March 2024
PE1900/U: Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy submission of 28 March 2024 (191KB, pdf) posted 04 April 2024
PE1900/V: Petitioner submission, 6 April 2024 (150KB, pdf) posted 11 June 2024
PE1900/W: Petitioner written submission, 4 November 2024 (59KB, pdf) posted 27 November 2024
PE1900/X: Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health written submission, 10 January 2025 (87KB, pdf) posted 16 January 2025