HUMZA Yousaf and Nicola Sturgeon have joined Glasgow politicians urging the Home Secretary to fund a pilot safe consumption room in the city.
The Home Office have repeatedly refused to allow a safe consumption facility to be established in Scotland, as drug law powers are reserved to Westminster.The Home Affairs Committee also said in its report that if the Home Office continued to refuse to sign off on the pilot, drug laws should be devolved to the Scottish Parliament.and Social Care alongside the Home Office, so that targeted public health interventions can be used to reduce patterns of illicit drugs use in the long term.
The letter to Home Secretary Suella Braverman , signed by 13 Glasgow politicians, said that tackling problematic drug use required “bold and courageous” thinking. “In that vein, funding safe consumption spaces is an important step to ensure a hygienic and secure environment in which trained staff are on-site to supervise the injecting of illicit drugs.”The politicians set out the risks associated with syringe sharing and that research has shown safe consumption rooms has had a “positive impact” on those who use drugs as well as local crime rates.
“If your government continues to refuse to progress this issue and block Scotland’s ability to implement the important actions needed to tackle the drug crisis and save lives, we urge you to devolve the relevant powers toHolyrood politicians First Minister Yousaf , MSP for Glasgow Pollock, Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow Southside, Kaukab Stewart, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Bill Kidd, MSP for Anniesland, John Mason, MSP for Shettleston, James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Bob Doris, MSP for Maryhill...
“For years now the SNP has called for the funding of safe consumption facilities so that people who use illicit drugs can do so in a safe and supervised environment, which removes the stigma that so often prevents people from accessing the help they need and now, a Tory-led committee agrees.
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