Events leaders call for judicial review over drug-testing ‘U-turn’

Parklife founder Sacha Lord and the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) have demanded a judicial review in the UK following the Home Office’s decision to ban on-site ‘pop-up’ labs to test drugs at festivals. In a letter to the Home Office, the body that represents more than 1400 venues, clubs and bars, along with entrepreneur …

Festival organisers slam Government stance on drug testing

The UK Home Office’s withdrawal of support for drug safety testing at festivals has been labelled “dangerously irresponsible”. Sacha Lord, the co-founder of Parklife festival, and Melvin Benn, the managing director of Festival Republic, are among those to speak out after Home Office officials blocked testing organisation The Loop from carrying out its on-site work …