{"value":{"id":1140709,"memberId":4311,"member":null,"memberRole":"The Minister of State, Home Office","uin":"HLWS1741","dateMade":"2019-07-22T00:00:00","answeringBodyId":1,"answeringBodyName":"Home Office","title":"Announcement of the reappointment of the Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD)","text":"<p>My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Sajid Javid) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:</p><p>I am pleased to announce that Dr Owen Bowden-Jones has been reappointed to the ACMD both as a member and as its Chair. This re-appointment is for a 3-year term, beginning on 1st January 2020. Dr Bowden-Jones is an experienced clinician who provides assessment and treatment for people experiencing harms from emerging problem drugs.</p><p>The ACMD was established under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and provides advice to Government on issues related to the harms of drugs. It also has a statutory role under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016.</p>","house":"Lords","noticeNumber":0,"hasAttachments":false,"hasLinkedStatements":true,"linkedStatements":[{"linkedStatementId":1140708,"linkType":"JointStatement","linkDate":"2019-07-22T00:00:00"}],"attachments":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Statements/1140709","method":"GET"}]}