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Home Office

Answer

Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drug treatment and testing orders have been issued; at what cost; and how many of the orders have been successfully completed. [84307] Mr. Bob Ainsworth :[holding answer 2 December 2002]: The workload information required is provided in the table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of Drug Treatment and Orders completed at 31 The number of orders Current caseload (at 31 Orders revoked for other Testing Orders (DTTOs) October 2002) revoked for non- October 2002) reasons Issued between 1 October compliance. 2000--31 October 2002 1 9,510 1,041 3,794 24,273 402 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Latest date for which figures are available 2 Note this figure does not incoude the caseload from the pilots. The average cost of a drug treatment and testing order is approximately £6,000. The current drop-out rate for non-compliance at 39 per cent. is not unexpectedly high. The DTTO is a tough and demanding community sentence that is aimed at serious problem drug misusers who commit crime to fund their habit. It was expected, given the intensity of the order, that a number of offenders would fail to last the course. The evidence suggests that for those who complete the order, their reduced levels of crime and drugs misuse are largely sustained over time.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

84307; 396 c114-5W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Alternatives to prison Drugs Medical treatments Misuse Testing Drug treatment and testing orders

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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