# The Drugs Assessor (Qualifications and Experience) (Scotland) Regulations 2007, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
A drugs assessor is a person who will carry out a mandatory drugs assessment under section 85 of the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006. These Regulations prescribe the qualifications and experience either of which a person must have in order to become a drugs assessor.
A person who holds a National Vocational Qualification or a Scottish Vocational Qualification which includes training on carrying out drugs assessments will be suitably qualified to become a drugs assessor. Alternatively, a person who has at least a total of six months experience of carrying out drugs assessments will be suitably qualified to become a drugs assessor. That experience must have been obtained within the period of 5 years prior to the date of their application.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/8/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/drugs-assessor-qualifications-and-experience-scotland-regulations-2007/note
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