Naomi Long brought a legislative consent motion on the Crime and Policing Bill before the Northern Ireland Assembly. It aimed to bring a new harmful-substance offence to Northern Ireland as part of a wider reform package.
Why this matters
The Department of Justice explained that the proposal would replace nineteenth-century provisions and make the prohibition clearer. An official communication sent to the UK Parliament the following day confirms that the Assembly approved the motion on 23 June. That territorial consent allowed the Westminster legislative process to continue.
Context matters
At the date of this report, this was a legislative proposal being considered. Announcing the initiative did not mean that a new law had come into force.
The date refers to the linked original publication. This summary preserves the context at that date.
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