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Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill
Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill is currently listed at 2nd reading in the House of Commons.
Current position
- Latest completed stage
- 1st reading2 Jul 2026
- Next stage
- 2nd reading
- House
- House of Commons
- Bill type
- Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
- Last updated
- 3 Jul 2026
- Proposer / sponsor
- Matt Turmaine Proposer / sponsor · Labour · House of Commons Prepared for future MP profile links
What this bill is about
The Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill is intended to change the procedure for amending Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, which lists controlled drugs. The bill’s available official material sets out that it focuses on how changes to that schedule are made, rather than introducing entirely new measures. It is a Private Members’ Bill introduced in the House of Commons and is still at an early stage, so more detailed provisions are not yet available in the sources provided.
What it would do
- Change the procedure for amending Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
- Schedule 2 is used to list controlled drugs, so the bill is about the mechanism for altering those listings.
- The bill does not yet have supporting official bill text or explanatory notes in the provided sources.
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1st reading 2 Jul 2026 · House of Commons
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