HC Deb 16 January 1998 vol 304 c323W
Mr. Clappison

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many probation orders with a requirement of treatment for drug dependency were(a) made and (b) subject to breach proceedings in each of the last 10 years. [23121]

Ms Quin

[holding answer 15 January 1998]: Requirements for drug treatment are not identified separately from alcohol treatment in the national probation statistics. The information below was published in "Probation Statistics England and Wales 1996" in September 1997 (table 3.10).

Table: Number of persons commencing probation service

supervision by type of additional requirement

(England and Wales)1
Residential drugs/alcohol treatment Non-residential drugs/alcohol treatment Drugs/alcohol by or under a qualified medical person
1992 50 99 70
1993 269 444 375
1994 338 601 420
1995 374 769 564
19962 334 887 538
1 New requirements added from 1 October 1992 under the Criminal Justice Act 1991.
2 Provisional

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