Exclusive: Cannabis is already being decriminalised by the back door
Prosecutions have fallen by third in past decade, according to new figures that come as Sadiq Khan calls for review into drug’s legalisation
6 April 2021 • 7:46pm
Sadiq Khan, left, joins shadow business secretary Ed Miliband at a community play centre in north London. Mr Khan called on Monday for a review into the legalisation of cannabis
Cannabis is being decriminalised by the back door as prosecutions have fallen by a third in the past decade, new figures show.
Police data, analysed by House of Commons researchers, shows the number of offences for possession of cannabis fell from 160,733 in 2010/11 to 110,085 in 2019/20.
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Cash boost for North Wales 4×4 volunteers who helped snowbound NHS staff
A team of 4×4 volunteers who helped snowbound NHS staff at the beginning of the year are expanding their service across North Wales.
Charity 4×4 Response Wales are upgrading critical communications equipment and training more members after receiving a £2,000 grant from The Police and Community Trust North Wales (PACT).
The voluntary organisation assists police, emergency planners and other blue light responders by offering their 4×4 vehicles in a crisis.
Volunteers recently supported North Wales Police during the Bangor-on-Dee flood emergency in January. They also covered more than 2,000 miles while driving 52 workers from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) through snowy weather at the start of the year so they could get to work safely when their own vehicles could not cope with the conditions.
Posted: Sat 3rd Apr 2021
Man who suffered “horrific sexual abuse” at the hands of foster dad speaks of how North Wales charity helped change his life
A man has bravely spoken of how he overcame suicidal feelings and years of alcohol misuse after being sexually abused by his foster father at the age of 13.
Paul, now 42, said he owed his life to counsellors at the Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (RASASC) North Wales who gave him one-to-one support to help him recover from his horrific childhood experiences and rebuild his life.
He was speaking after it was revealed RASASC NW – which receives funding from North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones – has been awarded the Lime Culture Independent Accreditation Programme Quality Mark for achieving the Quality Standards for Services Supporting Male Victims/Survivors of Sexual Violence.
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