Reverse the Government’s U-Turn on On-Site Drug Testing at Festivals

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

The Home Office recently introduced a law under which festival organisers who wish to offer on-site public drug testing will have to apply for a license to be able to do so. It can take up to 16 weeks for the license to be approved, at a significant cost.Festivals have been unable to offer testing.

Public testing saves lives. Evidence suggests that when public testing services such as The Loop are operating on site, festivals see a 10-15% reduction in drug related harm.
Certain 2023 festivals saw crystal methamphetamine being sold on site. Such a substance can easy be missold as MDMA crystals - statistically the most widely used substance at festivals.
Public testing can prevent such atrocities. Harm reduction and education will always be more effective than a blanket ban.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action:
Allow on-site drug testing at festivals without a licence or permanent structure
Allow on-site drug testing at festivals without a licence or permanent structure

Timeline

15 Aug 2023	Petition opened for signatures
21 Aug 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 21 Aug 2023

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