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The Evolution of the Chemist Inspection Officer's Role
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In 1935, the League of Nations placed on national governments a duty to provide statistics about known drug addicts. In 1939, police forces were given the task of informing the Home Office about persons who were receiving regular supplies of dangerous drugs. It was the job of the chemist inspection officer (CIO) to gather this information during his/her inspections. This instruction was apparently contained in a Home Office booklet entitled 'Notes for the Guidance of Police Officers', published in 1939. No copies were available to the Inquiry. |
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In this way, the role of the CIO evolved from that described in the 1921 Circular (see paragraph 3.13), which focussed primarily upon compliance with the 1921 Regulations by pharmacists. Now, the police were also instructed to look at what individual patients were receiving and were seeking to identify addicts. |
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The Rolleston Report 1926
