HC Deb 09 June 1999 vol 332 c332W
Mr. Clappison

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drug treatment and testing orders he has forecast to be made in his financial plans for the first full year of their operation. [85766]

Mr. George Howarth

Our current best estimate of the unit cost of a Drug Treatment and Testing Order (DTTO) is £6,400. On that basis, the funds allocated should allow probation services to fund treatment and testing of approximately 6,000 offenders sentenced to DTTOs in 2001–02. The pilot evaluation report will provide accurate information on the unit cost and, therefore, the number of DTTOs that can be made each year.

Mr. Clappison

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average length of a drug treatment and testing order imposed in the three pilot areas. [85769]

Mr. George Howarth

As at June 1999, the average length of a Drug Treatment and Testing Order in

  1. (a) Croydon is 16.8 months;
  2. (b) Gloucestershire is 12.9 months; and
  3. (c) Liverpool is 12.9 months.