Controlled drugs

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Controlled drug accountable officers

Controlled drug accountable officers (CDAOs) are responsible for managing all aspects of controlled drugs in their organisation.

The roles and responsibilities of CDAOs, and the need to appoint them, are governed by the Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) Regulations 2013.

Organisations that must appoint a CDAO and then register their details with us:

  • NHS trusts
  • Independent hospitals in England
  • NHS England Local Area Teams
  • Headquarters in England of the regular or reserved Armed Forces