The Drugs Assessor (Qualifications and Experience) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

Made: 16th January 2007

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 17th January 2007

Coming into force: 26th February 2007

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 90 of the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006[^f00001] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Drugs Assessor (Qualifications and Experience) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 26th February 2007.

Interpretation

2

In these Regulations–

• “the Act” means the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006;

• “drugs assessment” shall be construed in accordance with section 85(3) of the Act; and

• “drugs assessor” shall be construed in accordance with section 85(3) of the Act.

Prescribed Qualifications

3

The qualifications prescribed for the purpose of section 90 of the Act are–

• (a) a National Vocational Qualification which includes training on carrying out a drugs assessment as part of the qualification; or

• (b) a Scottish Vocational Qualification which includes training on carrying out a drugs assessment as part of the qualification.

Prescribed Experience

4

• (1) The experience prescribed for the purpose of section 90 of the Act is the satisfactory completion of a period of not less than 6 months, or periods amounting to not less than 6 months, employment or voluntary work in carrying out drugs assessments.

• (2) A person must have obtained the experience specified in paragraph (1) within the period of 5 years prior to the date on which that person applies to become a drugs assessor.

Signed

CATHY JAMIESON — A member of the Scottish Executive — 16th January 2007

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

A drugs assessor is a person who will carry out a mandatory drugs assessment under section 85 of the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006. These Regulations prescribe the qualifications and experience either of which a person must have in order to become a drugs assessor.

A person who holds a National Vocational Qualification or a Scottish Vocational Qualification which includes training on carrying out drugs assessments will be suitably qualified to become a drugs assessor. Alternatively, a person who has at least a total of six months experience of carrying out drugs assessments will be suitably qualified to become a drugs assessor. That experience must have been obtained within the period of 5 years prior to the date of their application.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2006 asp 10.