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Recommendation 14
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Require the Lord Advocate and Scottish Government to consider future inhalation room applications on their merits.
Recommendation
The Lord Advocate believes that widening the statement of prosecution policy to allow an inhalation room to operate is undesirable and we understand the reasons she has given. However, given that expert medical advice suggests that allowing the inhalation of drugs would increase opportunities for harm reduction, any future application for an inhalation room should be considered on its merits by the Lord Advocate and Scottish Government. (Conclusion, Paragraph 116)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 20 November 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗