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The Drug Dealing Telecommunications Restriction Orders Regulations 2017 (DDTRO) were introduced on 6 December 2017 to support the disruption of county lines drug dealing.
A DDTRO is an order which can be made by a court to require a mobile network operator to close down particular phone lines (or whatever action the order specifies) to prevent or restrict the use of communication devices in connection with drug dealing offences.
These regulations require the publication of this review and its findings within five years of the regulations coming into force.
This review was conducted to evaluate to what extent the legislations objectives were met, the actual costs and benefits of DDTROs, the legislations appropriateness, and whether it should be retained.
The review was informed by court data alongside evidence from consultations with police forces, mobile network operators, courts and other stakeholders.
The review concluded that these regulations should be retained and made several recommendations.
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