§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many sittings there have been in each year since 1971 of misuse of drugs tribunals; and how many doctors have been prohibited from prescribing controlled drugs as a result of tribunal hearings.
§ Mr. MellorThe information requested is as follows:
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Number of tribunal sittings Number of doctors prohibited from prescribing some or all controlled drugs 1971 — — 1972 — — 1973 — — 1974 1 — 1975 — — 1976 1 1 1977 2 1 1978 4 3 1979 1 1 1980 — — 1981 — — 1982 — — 1983 3 3 1984 3 3 Notes
(1) A direction given under section 13 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 must specify the controlled drugs to which it relates. Some directions have specified only a limited range of controlled drugs, taking into account the circumstances in those cases.
(2) Some directions have not taken effect until the year following the tribunal sitting; but the figures in column 2 relate to the year in which the tribunal heard the case.
(3) Temporary directions, given in accordance with section 15 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, are not included in the table; there was one such direction in 1978 and three in 1984.