# Crime and Policing Act 2026, Section 187: Removal of notification conditions

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) In section 63B of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (testing for presence of drugs)—
(a) in subsection (1) omit paragraph (c);
(b) omit subsections (4A) and (4B);
(c) in subsection (10), omit the definition of “relevant chief officer”.
(2) In section 7 of the Drugs Act 2005 (testing for presence of Class A drugs), omit subsections (7), (13) and (14).
(3) In section 9 of that Act (initial assessment)—
(a) in subsection (1)—
(i) at the end of paragraph (b) insert “and”;
(ii) after paragraph (c), for “, and” substitute “.”;
(iii) omit paragraph (d);
(b) omit subsections (5) to (7).
(4) In section 10 of that Act (follow-up assessment)—
(a) in subsection (1)—
(i) at the end of paragraph (a) insert “and”;
(ii) after paragraph (b), for “, and” substitute “.”;
(iii) omit paragraph (c);
(b) omit subsections (6) to (8).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/20/section/187 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-policing-act-2026/section-187
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