Drug testing devices

Letter and accompanying guidance from the Home Office to manufactuers regarding the possible use of drug screening devices by the police in suspected drug driving cases.

Date: Fri Jan 14 10:45:45 GMT 2011

• Letter to manufacturers of drug screening devices for possible use by the police in suspected drug driving cases (PDF file - 87kb)

  This letter was sent from the head of the road crime section at the Home Office, to manufacturers of drug screening devices on 14 January 2011.

• Preliminary drug testing devices - a guide to type-approval procedures for preliminary drug testing devices (PDF file - 178kb)

  This guide contains a description of the technical requirements to be met for consideration of type-approval for new preliminary drug testing devices for police use in Great Britain.

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