Release’s Response to Mayor of London’s Police and Crime Plan
This document was submitted to the Mayor of London’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) in response to their January 2022 consultation on the proposed Police and Crime Plan, 2021-25.
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In this consultation response, we expressed some of our concerns with the Green Paper’s framing and proposed reforms. Chilling Effect and Negative Impact: The proposed reforms have created a “chilling effect” on potentially impacted individuals, including our clients; this has led to heightened anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts due to fears of losing benefits. We…
Joint submission with Liberty on Government’s Anti-Social Behaviour Plan
We’ve submitted a consultation response on the Government’s Anti-Social Behaviour Plan jointly with Liberty due to the potential implications that the plan may have on our civil liberties, as they’re implemented through drug control measures. The proposed changes would have far-reaching consequences for our clients and wider society if introduced and are well worth having on…
Response to Ministry of Justice Consultation on Diversionary and Community Cautions in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
Release has responded to the Ministry Of Justice’s Consultation: Diversionary and Community Cautions, Draft Code of Practice, Part 6 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022. As an organisation working on the frontline of drugs policy, we have a number of concerns arising from the Draft Code of Practice in relation to gaps…
Submission to Public Accounts Committee on Reducing the Harms from Illegal Drugs
Release partnered with Unjust UK to submit evidence to the Public Accounts Committee’s Inquiry into government’s progress implementing its 10-year drug strategy, which was published in 2021. We have published our complete thoughts on the strategy here. The Committee began hearing oral evidence on 30 November. Our submission was accepted as evidence and published to the…
Joint submission to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
This submission was put together by the International Drug Policy Consortium, Amnesty International, the Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation, the Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales, the Drug Policy Alliance, Harm Reduction International, and Release. Our submission gathers evidence on contact with the criminal legal system as a social determinant of the right to health, and…
Release and Harm Reduction International’s submission to the OHCHR
Release and Harm Reduction International’s submission to the OHCHR (Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights) call for input on the “promotion and protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of Africans and of people of African descent against excessive use of force and other human rights violations by law enforcement officers”,…
