The Act Commentary on Sections Part 3: Assessment of Misuse of Drugs Section 10: Follow-up assessment
32.This section in subsections (1) and (2), provides that a police officer must, when imposing a requirement to attend an initial assessment under section 9, also require the person to attend a follow-up assessment and must inform the person that this second requirement will cease to have effect if he is informed at the initial assessment that he is no longer required to attend the follow-up assessment. Subsections (3) and (4) set out the purposes of the follow-up assessment. The age and notification conditions which apply to follow-up assessments are similar to those which apply to initial assessments. Subsection (5) provides that the person concerned must have reached the age of 18, (or such different age as is specified by the Secretary of State by order). Subsections (6) and (7) provide that a person can only be subject to the requirement where the relevant chief officer of police has been informed that the necessary arrangements for carrying out the assessments have been made for those who have been tested at the police station in which the person was detained.