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Gardiner, Barry (1)
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Statement on what progress he has made on drug treatment and testing orders; and if he will make a statement.
Statement on what progress he has made on drug treatment and testing orders; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Barry Gardiner
(Labour)
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 May 2000
For answer on
15 May 2000
Answered on
15 May 2000
Mr. Gardiner: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress he has made on drug treatment and testing orders;
and if he will make a statement. [122508]
Mr. Straw: The order was piloted in three areas: Croydon, Liverpool and Gloucestershire. The pilots ended on 31 March 2000. The
final evaluation is being undertaken by the South Bank University and is expected to be available in early July. I intend to publish
that evaluation. The Government have made available £20 million in 2000-01 and £40 million 2001-02 under the Comprehensive Spending
Review to fund Drug Treatment and Testing Orders (DTTOs). Most of this money is being channelled through probation services,
ring-fenced for the purpose, and each area has been advised of its allocation. Services have been instructed to prepare for roll out
of the order subject to the final evaluation, and their preparations are well under way.
We have indicated to probation services that, subject to satisfactory evaluation, the roll out should commence in October 2000.
Although the final evaluation is not yet to hand, it is clear that the overall impact of DTTOs in the pilot areas has been very
positive: both offending and expenditure on illegal drugs by those subject to the order has reduced markedly. In order to allow both
probation services and their partner treatment agencies the maximum time to prepare with certainty, we have decided that, as we are
confident as to the outcome of the final evaluation, we should make an early decision on national roll out. The Government have,
therefore, decided that the order will be rolled out to all areas in England and Wales with effect from 1 October 2000.
Subjects
Drugs; Pilot schemes; Misuse; Probation; Rehabilitation; Drug treatment and testing orders
Date
15 May 2000
Reference
350 c63-4W; 122508
House
House of Commons