Leah Hayes died after suffering a cardiac arrest when she took MDMA with friends in a car park
She believes Leah’s Law will help protect children from illicit drugs and deter the dealers who target them.
“There just doesn’t seem to be a deterrent for dealing,” she said. “Hopefully this will stop other young people from thinking this is a good idea.” Earlier this year, Ms Roberts launched a petition for Leah’s Law, which gained more than 10,000 signatures, but the Government responded to say it has “no plans to make it a specific offence to supply a child with drugs”.
In its written response, the Government said selling a banned substance to anyone is already an offence under Section 4 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the law “does not differentiate between different classes of person based on age or any other characteristic”.
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