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Synthetic Cathinones: Smuggling

Commons · Question 111554 · Tabled 6 Feb 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 16 Feb 2026

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Asked by Allison Gardner

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the level of importation of synthetic cathinones through mail; and what progress her Department has made in t

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Answered by Sarah Jones, 16 Feb 2026

The Forensic Science Regulator has established a working group to develop regulatory requirements around the use of drug testing kits and devices. The working group involves police, forensic providers, academia and government organisations, including the ...