Drugs Act 2005

Drugs Act 2005

2005 CHAPTER 17

The Act

Commentary on Sections

Part 3: Assessment of Misuse of Drugs

Section 13: Arrangements for follow-up assessment

35. This section sets out the arrangements for a follow-up assessment. Subsections (2) and (3) provide that the requirement for a person to attend a follow-up assessment ceases to have effect if the person is informed by the initial assessor that he is no longer required to attend that assessment. The initial assessor will do so where he considers that a follow-up assessment is not appropriate. Subsections (4) and (5) require the initial assessor, where he considers a follow-up assessment to be appropriate, to inform the person of the time and place of that assessment and warn the person that a failure to attend for the duration of the assessment without good cause may render him liable to prosecution. Subsection (6) requires the initial assessor to confirm the requirement and the matters expressed verbally in subsections (4) and (5) in writing. Subsection (7) confirms that this information must be conveyed verbally and in writing before the end of initial assessment. Subsection (8) enables the initial assessor or another qualified person to provide a further written notice to the person varying the time and/or place of the follow up assessment and repeating the previous warning regarding threat of prosecution.