Why will you not look at increased drug testing facilities or encouraging these in London?

I recognise that there can be value to the work being done in testing drugs in the night-time economy, particularly the opportunities it provides for community engagement and public education. However, there are other ways of achieving our shared goal of reducing drug-related health harms, including encouraging people to seek medical help without the fear of criminal repercussions for doing so; availability of medical assistance in night-time venues; and staff training. There has been good work in London to reduce drug related harms in venues, and the MPS is working closely with health partners to achieve this.

I am always open to innovative practice informed by a strong evidence base to reduce harms caused by drug misuse and MOPAC officers continue to monitor best practice in this area and the experiences and activities of other Mayors and PCCs across England.