Drug Testing (Schools) (Hansard, 9 March 2004)

§ Glenda Jackson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the change in de-toxification and rehabilitation places which random drug testing in schools will require. [157818]

§ Caroline Flint
De-toxification and rehabilitation are appropriate only for those with established drug-dependency, which is very rare in young people of school age. It is therefore unlikely that random drug testing in schools will have a significant impact on demand for de-toxification and rehabilitation services.

§ Glenda Jackson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether random drug testing in schools requires the agreement of(a) local and (b) community police officers. [157819]

§ Caroline Flint
It will be for individual schools to decide upon the scope of drug testing, if any, and to decision what action to take if there has been a breach of school drug policy or of the law. Random drug testing in schools does not require the agreement of the police.
Information is available through Drugs: Guidance for Schools, which is being sent to schools on 9 March.