Update
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X16675687 |
| Published date | 01 December 2016 |
| Date | 01 December 2016 |
| Author | Tim Read |
| Subject Matter | Update |
Update
Compiled by Tim Read
Legislation
Bills before Parliament
Policing and Crime Bill. The bill has received its first and second reading in the House of
Lords (on 14 June 2016 and 18 July 2016). The bill has now begun the committee stage
(line-by-line examination) in the Lords. The bill can be accessed in full at
services.parliament.uk.
The Investigatory Powers Bill. The Investigatory Powers Bill was introduced on 1 March
2016, and provides an updated framework for the use (by the security and intelligence
agencies, law enforcement and other public authorities) of investigatory powers to obtain
communications and communications data. These powers cover the interception of
communications, the retention and acquisition of communications data, equipment inter-
ference for obtaining communications and other data. The bill also makes provision
relating to the security and intelligence agencies’ retention and examination of bulk
personal datasets.
The bill has passed through its first and second readings in the House of Lords,
and line-by-line examination of the bill has concluded in the committee stages. The
bill has now moved on to the report stage. The bill can be accessed in full at
services.parliament.uk.
Published research
Latest statistics on drug misuse in England and Wales published
The latest national statistics on illicit drug use in England and Wales have been released,
based on responses from the 2015/16 Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).
The report indicates that 3.3%of all adults aged 16 to 59 were defined as frequent drug
users (having taken any illicit drug more than once a month on average in the last year),
whichequatestoaround1.1millionpeople. Young adults were more likely to be
frequent drug users than 16- to 59-year-olds.
The study found that approximately 1 in 12 (8.4%) adults aged 16 to 59 had taken an
illicit drug in the last year, equating to around 2.7 million people. This level of drug use
was similar to the previous year’s survey findings, but statistically significantly lower
than those for a decade ago.
The Police Journal:
Theory, Practice and Principles
2016, Vol. 89(4) 340–345
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