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Police get power to stop and drug test
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• Police were given powers last week to stop drivers they suspect of being Impaired and to test them for drugs at the roadside.
Under the Railway and Transport Safety Bill, it will be an offence to refuse an impairment test and the accompanying chemical test, for which sweat or saliva Is needed.
However, proof that drugs are present in a person alone does not constitute an offence; the driver must be found to be impaired to break the law. Such drivers face the same penalties as those for drink driving.
The equipment needed to carry out the chemical test for drugs is not yet developed and will need Home Office approval before it can be used.
Police will start the testing when the Secretary of State for the Home Office implements the new law after approval for procedures and equipment has been obtained.
The detection of illegal drugs found In the bleed of drivers in road accidents between 1987 and 1999 rose from 3% to 12%.