51 days left to respondCloses 11 November 2026
Home OfficeDepartment of Health (Northern Ireland)· Drug misuse and dependency· Opened 18 August 2026
Control of Gamma-Butyrolactone and 1,4-Butanediol
Seeks views on a proposal to tighten controls on the substances Gamma-Butyrolactone (GBL) and 1,4-Butanediol (1,4-BD).
What is being proposed
This consultation seeks views on a proposal to tighten controls on the substances Gamma-Butyrolactone (GBL) and 1,4-Butanediol (1,4-BD), which are controlled drugs that also have wide-ranging uses in industry as solvents.
Documents
3How to respond
Online, on the department's own form.
Responses close 11 November 2026.