The Drug Treatment and Testing Order : early lessons : report / by the Comptroller and Auditor General.

  • National Audit Office
Date:
2004
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Credit: The Drug Treatment and Testing Order : early lessons : report / by the Comptroller and Auditor General. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    On the enforcement of the National Standard: vi The Home Office should examine ways of reducing the cost of enforcing ] the terms of the Order. Clearer guidance, for example, could be issued regarding what might be a reasonable explanation for failing to comply with the Order, leaving the full-formality, and cost, of the breach process for incidents of non-compliance without reasonable excuse. : vii To improve the consistency of performance reporting between probation 1 areas, the National Probation Directorate should specify clearly what i activities can be counted towards the required number of contact hours set out in the National Standard. On measuring success: i viii Probation areas and Drug Action Teams should routinely monitor and i review information on outcomes achieved, in particular the level of abstinence achieved or reduced drug use at the time of termination of the Order; and the Home Office should routinely monitor and review reconviction rates. ; 4 : ix The Home Office should review the costs and outcomes achieved on the new sentencing and treatment options available following the implementation of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and provide feedback to the courts on their best use. x Once outcome monitoring is in place, the Home Office should consider the continuing need for commencement targets. i EN SS NS Sar oe