Driving under Influence: Drugs
Commons · Question 17403 · Tabled 9 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Jerome Mayhew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has considered introducing powers for the courts to impose an interim driving disqualification on individuals charged with specified drug driving offences pending the outcome of criminal
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 16 Jul 2026
The Department has recently consulted on possible reforms to strengthen enforcement against drink and drug driving, including temporary licence suspension-type measures for suspected offenders before a case is concluded. The consultation has now closed an...