Written question asked by John Bercow (Conservative) on Friday, 4 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 November 2005. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Monday, 21 November 2005 on behalf of the Home Office.
Drug Intervention Programme
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the areas to which the Drugs Intervention Programme is to be extended in 2005–06.
- Answer
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In April 2005, intensive elements of the Drug Interventions Programme (DIP) expanded to a further 33 police Basic Command Unit (BCU) areas with high levels of acquisitive crime. Intensive elements of the programme include testing for Class A drugs on charge for certain trigger offences. The 33 new BCUs build on what has already been achieved in the 64 earlier DIP-intensive BCUs and are listed.Areas were selected on the basis of number of acquisitive crimes per 1,000 households and the need to harmonise, as far as possible, with other initiatives such as Street Crime and High Crack Areas.The DIP programme provides a route out of crime and into treatment for drug misusing offenders, using their contact with the Criminal Justice System as an opportunity to engage them in treatment and support. The key elements of DIP are delivered in all areas of England and are presently being rolled out in Wales.Acquisitive crime—to which drug related crime makes a substantial contribution—is going down and fell by 12 per cent. in the year to April 2005.
BCU name DAT area Police force Barnsley Barnsley South Yorkshire Brownhills (West Mids H2) Walsall West Midlands Bury Bury GMP Cardiff Cardiff South Wales Coventry Centre (West Mids M1) Coventry West Midlands Coventry NE (West Mids M2) Coventry West Midlands Coventry SE (West Mids M3) Coventry West Midlands Dewsbury Kirklees West Yorkshire Dudley (West Mids J1) Dudley West Midlands Enfield Enfield Met Gateshead Gateshead Northumbria Greenwich Greenwich Met Halesowen (West Mids J2) Dudley West Midlands Hounslow Hounslow Met Huddersfield Kirklees West Yorkshire Kings Heath (West Mids E2) Birmingham West Midlands Newport Newport Gwent Oxford Oxfordshire Thames Valley Redbridge Redbridge Met Rotherham Rotherham South Yorkshire Solihull (West Mids L) Solihull West Midlands Stockport Stockport GMP Sutton Coldfield (West Mids D2) Birmingham West Midlands Swansea Swansea South Wales Wakefield Wakefield West Yorkshire Walsall (West Mids Hl) Walsall West Midlands Wednesfield (West Mids G2) Wolverhampton West Midlands West Bromwich (West Mids K1) Sandwell West Midlands Wigan Wigan GMP Wolverhampton (West Mids Gl) Wolverhampton West Midlands
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 26659; 439 c1745-6W;439 c1747-8W
- Session
- 2005-06
- Subjects
- Drugs Misuse Rehabilitation Drug interventions programme
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