<p>The Home Office has undertaken an assessment of the potential impacts of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023, which will ban nitrous oxide, on the police, courts and prison systems.</p><p>The impact assessment is published at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fukdsi%2F2023%2F9780348251258%2Fimpacts&data=05%7C01%7CSam.Hardy%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce8c7adac0e5b40b1d61808dbb38dbb70%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638301193534295339%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ccDTXiTVRZotore7Fq%2B3lUbYYlZqd2xxt%2FInW1cj4rw%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 - Impact Assessment</a></p>