> I just found this on Google.
>
> "The myth of the 'registered addict'
> In the past, doctors were required to notify the Chief Medical Officer
> at the Home Office if they saw people addicted to certain controlled
> drugs, including heroin and methadone. The Chief Medical Officer kept
> details of those people who had been notified on what was known as the
> Addicts Index. People who had been notified to the Addicts Index often
> called themselves ‘registered addicts.’
>
> The Addicts Index now no longer exists. It was a victim of government
> spending cuts in 1997.
>
> The Addicts Index was confidential and no information from it was ever
> given to the police, other countries, employers or anyone else. Now
> that the Addicts Index has gone, the information has been stored
> securely.
>
> Information about how many people are asking for help with drug
> problems is now collected regionally. This information is held in
> strict confidence too. Usually the only personal information that is
> put on the forms that go from your GP or drug service to the
> ‘regional database’ is your initials, date of birth and
> general area where you live."
>
> From what I can see, this is good news for us.
>
> J
The biggest problem you have, not including the visa issue, is your
spouses criminal record, especially the drugs part of it. Drug offences
are a big no no, the only drug offence which is waiverable is a single
offence of possession of cannabis under 30 grams. All other drug
offences = no admittance
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