Report Summary
Issued 18 June 2025, this FOI response explains that the Authority is not required to comply with the request as it is identical or substantially similar to previous recent requests.
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Request
Your request for information dated 14 June 2025 is copied below.
Due to your apparent ignorance of the effects of Dihydrocodeine on heroin addicts I’ve sent you a copy of my petition to the Scottish Parliament:
PE1900 Access to prescribed medication for detainees in police custody | Scottish Parliament Website
Please note Angela Constance MSP stated that the forcing of Dihydrocodeine onto none consenting detainees was discriminatory and stated it was Police custody staff, who administered this dangerous drug.
Dr Carole Hunter, who Stated to the committee that Dihydrocodeine should only be given to heroin addicts in exceptional circumstances, and only by a specialist drug clinician.bWhen asked, how a detainee should be treated if given Dihydrocodeine,
she stated a specialist clinician would have to monitor and titrate the detainees. What drug treatment training do your Police custody staff,receive.
What training is require Police Scotland to give its custody staff in the storing and dispensing of controlled drugs a custody suite.
What training are staff given in the European Union Human Rights Act.
Especially, I would especially be interested in Article 3,7,8 and 14. I would like a prompt accurate reply, as am sure the Ministers are reading this email will be interested and further afield in the Home Office and my MP Graham Leadbitter.
You are aware for the fact that Dihydrocodeine cause numerous painful side effects both physical and psychological on detainees, yet you persist in giving it to detainees without consent. Your staff causes seizures and abnormalities in foetuses
Your excuse that NHS Grampian is responsible for give unlicensed drugs without either prescription or consent, is irrelevant and irresponsible, Article 3 is absolute, torture is a crime, and Police Scotland by giving Dihydrocodeine commit torture.
In fact even the Scottish Government at this moment are complicit, by not intervening and stopping this illegal practice.
Ministers to many veterans, mentally ill, and addicts have suffered from the denial of antipsychotics, sleeping medication, antidepressants, anti anxiety and methadone , whilst in custody.
