{"value":{"id":1657499,"memberId":4888,"member":null,"memberRole":"The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Home Office","uin":"HLWS977","dateMade":"2023-09-04T00:00:00","answeringBodyId":1,"answeringBodyName":"Home Office","title":"Re-appointment of the Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs","text":"<p>My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Suella Braverman) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:</p><p>I am pleased to announce that Professor Owen Bowden-Jones has been re-appointed to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) both as a member and as its Chair. This re-appointment is for a 3-year term, which started on 1 January 2023. Professor Bowden-Jones is an experienced clinician who provides assessment and treatment for people experiencing harms from emerging problem drugs.</p><p> </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":1657495,"linkType":"JointStatement","linkDate":"2023-09-04T00:00:00"}],"attachments":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Statements/1657499","method":"GET"}]}