Drug Abuse Resistance Education (Hansard, 29 October 1996)

HC Deb 29 October 1996 vol 284 c58W 58W

§ Mr. Allen
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will set up an inquiry into the desirability of extending the DARE programme to all United Kingdom police forces. [765]

§ Mr. Maclean
No. It is a matter for individual chief officers to decide how to assist schools in drugs prevention work, taking local needs and circumstances into account. Drug abuse resistance education is one of a number of initiatives undertaken by police forces in this field.