§ Lord Adebowaleasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many people on drug treatment and testing orders (DTTOs) in England and Wales have received crack cocaine treatment for each year for which figures are available; and what targets they have set for the years 2005–06 and 2006–07 for the number of people on DTTOs to receive crack cocaine treatment in England and Wales; and [HL836]
How many people on drug treatment and testing orders (DTT0s) in England and Wales have received heroin treatment for each year for which figures are available; and what targets they have set for the years 2005–06 and 2006–07 for the number of people on DTTOs to receive heroin treatment in England and Wales; and [HL837]
How many people on drug treatment and testing orders (DTTOs) in England and Wales have received treatment for combined crack cocaine and heroin dependency for each year for which figures are available; and what targets they have set for the years 2005–06 and 2006–07 for the number of people on DTTOs to receive treatment for combined crack cocaine and heroin dependency in England and Wales. [HL838]
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)Information relating to the number of people on drug treatment and testing orders (DTTOs) in England and Wales who have received crack cocaine treatment is not available centrally and could only be collected at disproportionate cost. However, data received from probation areas, as part of the National Crack Action Plan, showed that there were 693 primary crack users resident in 38 drug action team areas designated as high crack areas (HCAs) who started a DTTO in 2003–04.
From April 2005 the DTTO will gradually be replaced by the drug rehabilitation requirement (DRR) of the new community order, which is being introduced by the Criminal Justice Act 2003. Targets for 2005–06 in relation to the delivery of DTTOs and DRRs have not yet been finalised.