FOI MedCanID Scheme (0378-2022/23)

Request

1) Does your force acknowledge/endorse either the CanCard or MedCanID schemes?

2) Does your force accept the scheme's respective membership cards / passes as evidence for possession of medical cannabis?

3) If so, under what grounds are either accepted?

4) The schemes claim they have agreements with ""the police"". Can you confirm if any agreements are in place?

5) If so, what are these agreements?

6) Both schemes claim to be training police officers in how to deal with or respond to holders of their respective membership cards / passes. What training has been given to officers?

Response

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is not held by North Yorkshire Police.

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.