Report Summary
Issued 21 May 2025, this FOI response advises that information on drug driving cases not prosecuted due to forensic testing delays is already available or is not held by the Scottish Police Authority. Advice is provided that Police Scotland or COPFS may hold information.
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Request
Your request for information dated 24 April 2025 is copied below.
Under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, I am requesting updated information on suspected drug driving cases that have not progressed to prosecution due to delays in forensic testing and analysis.
Specifically, I am requesting:
- The number of drug driving cases that have not been progressed to prosecution due to delays in forensic testing over the last five financial years (2018-19– 2023-24).
- A breakdown of those cases, including:
- The number of cases involving a fatality;
- The number of cases involving an injury (indicating whether a third party or the driver was injured);
- The number of cases linked to traffic collisions;
- The number of cases involving a potential repeat offender.
