PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (7 September 2017)

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted and convicted under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (a) in total and (b) for offences involving nitrous oxide since the commencement of that Act.

Asked by:
Richard Burgon (Labour)

In 2016, there were 28 convictions in England and Wales under the Psychoactive Substances Act. Data on Psychoactive Substances prosecutions can be found on https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2016.

The information requested for those offences involving nitrous oxide is not held centrally and could not be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost.

Answered by:
Mr Sam Gyimah (Liberal Democrat)
25 October 2017