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'Legal high' law secured 26 convictions in six months
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'Legal high' law secured 26 convictions in six months

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/legal-high-convictions
Owner: BBC-Data-Unit
Created: 2017-09-13T08:58:10.000Z (over 7 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2017-09-13T09:47:09.000Z (over 7 years ago)
Last Synced: 2024-11-07T05:29:05.790Z (about 2 months ago)
Topics: crime, drugs, legalhighs
Homepage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41082868
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Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md

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# 'Legal high' law secured 26 convictions in six months

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BBC-Data-Unit/legal-high-convictions/master/Convictions%20legal%20highs.png)

In August 2017 we [reported on the numbers of people convicted under "psychoactive substances" laws in the first six months since they were introduced](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41082868).

## Get the data

* XLS file: [Psychoactive substance offence: convictions by region](https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/legal-high-convictions/blob/master/foi-112297-psychoactive-substance-offence-convictions-tables.xlsx)
* CSV file: [Psychoactive substance offence: convictions by region](https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/legal-high-convictions/blob/master/psychoactive_substances_convictions_by_region.csv)

## Documents

* [FOI request response letter](https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/legal-high-convictions/blob/master/foi-112297-psychoactive-substance-offence-convictions.docx)
* [Guidance: Psychoactive Substances Act 2016: guidance for retailers](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/psychoactive-substances-act-guidance-for-retailers/psychoactive-substances-act-2016-guidance-for-retailers)
* Press release: [Psychoactive substances ban 6 months on: almost 500 arrests and first convictions](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/psychoactive-substances-ban-6-months-on-almost-500-arrests-and-first-convictions)

## Visualisation

* Bar chart: Convictions under Psychoactive Substances Act 2016: 26 May to 31 December 2016