Glasgow Safer Drug Consumption Facility (Preparations)

Part of General Question Time – in the Scottish Parliament at on 10 October 2024.

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Photo of Neil Gray Neil Gray Scottish National Party

The Scottish Government has provided £2 million funding for Glasgow’s safer drug consumption facility, and we have been working with groups leading on the implementation, necessary communications and evaluation of the project. We are also continuing to engage with the Crown Office and the police in the final stages in support of Glasgow city health and social care partnership, which is leading on the facility’s establishment.

Glasgow’s HSCP is continuing to work towards opening the service as near to the indicative date of 21 October as possible. However, that is subject to compliance with the national health service assure guidance and approvals, which are not yet concluded. Therefore, we have been advised that a date for the service to become operational has yet to be confirmed.