Submitted on Tuesday 15th August 2023
Rejected on Monday 21st August 2023
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Reverse the Government’s U-Turn on On-Site Drug Testing at Festivals
The Home Office recently introduced a law under which festival organisers who wish to offer on-site public drug testing will have to apply for a license to be able to do so. It can take up to 16 weeks for the license to be approved, at a significant cost.Festivals have been unable to offer testing.
Public testing saves lives. Evidence suggests that when public testing services such as The Loop are operating on site, festivals see a 10-15% reduction in drug related harm.
Certain 2023 festivals saw crystal methamphetamine being sold on site. Such a substance can easy be missold as MDMA crystals - statistically the most widely used substance at festivals.
Public testing can prevent such atrocities. Harm reduction and education will always be more effective than a blanket ban.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/640252
Allow on-site drug testing at festivals without a licence or permanent structure
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