{"value":{"id":658113,"memberId":4311,"member":null,"memberRole":"The Minister of State, Home Office","uin":"HLWS351","dateMade":"2016-12-14T00:00:00","answeringBodyId":1,"answeringBodyName":"Home Office","title":"Announcement of the new 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 (Amber Rudd) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:</p><p>I am pleased to announce that Dr Owen Bowden-Jones has been appointed to the ACMD both as a member and as its new Chair. This appointment is for a 3 year term, beginning on 1<sup>st</sup> January 2017. 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. Dr Bowden-Jones will replace Professor Les Iversen, whose term ends at the end of this year.</p><p>I would like to take this opportunity to thank Professor Iversen for his dedication to chairing the ACMD over the past seven years.</p>","house":"Lords","noticeNumber":0,"hasAttachments":false,"hasLinkedStatements":true,"linkedStatements":[{"linkedStatementId":658102,"linkType":"JointStatement","linkDate":"2016-12-14T00:00:00"}],"attachments":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Statements/658113","method":"GET"}]}