Written question asked by Ross Cranston (Labour) on Monday, 6 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 January 2005. It was answered by Caroline Flint (Labour) on Monday, 10 January 2005 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what impact the creation of Criminal Justice Intervention panels is expected to have on (a) drug-related and (b) persistent crime in (i) 2004-05 and (ii) 2005 to 2007.

Answer: Ross Cranston: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what impact the creation of Criminal Justice Intervention panels is expected to have on (a) drug-related and (b) persistent crime in (i) 2004-05 and (ii) 2005 to 2007. [203543] Caroline Flint: Precise estimates of the impact of the Drug Interventions Programme on drug-related and persistent crime are not yet available. However, the key aim of the Programme is to get drug-using offenders into treatment as there is a wealth of research evidence to show that treatment reduces both drug use and offending. For example the National Treatment Outcomes Research Study found significant reductions in offending among those entering treatment. Early figures show that around 1,500 offenders a month are now entering treatment as a result of the Programme. Other early evidence also shows that acquisitive crime is falling faster in Drug Interventions Programme areas than in non-Programme areas.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 203543; 429 c288W;429 c288-9W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Crime prevention Drugs Rehabilitation Drug interventions programme
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk