§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drug treatment and testing orders have been issued; at what cost; and how many of the orders have been successfully completed. [84307]
§ Mr. Bob Ainsworth[holding answer 2 December 2004]: The workload information required is provided in the table:
The average cost of a drug treatment and testing order is approximately £6,000.
Number of Drug Treatment and Testing Orders (DTTOs) Issued between 1 October 2000–31 October 20021 Orders completed at(31 October 2002) The member of orders revoked fur non-compliance. Current caseload (at 31 October 2002) Orders revoked for other reasons 9,510 1,041 3,794 24,273 402 1 Latest date for which figures are available 2 Note this figure does not incoude the caseload from the pilots. The current drop-out rate for non-compliance at 39 per cent. is not unexpectedly high. The DTTO is a tough and demanding community sentence that is aimed at serious problem drug misusers who commit crime to fund their habit. It was expected, given the intensity of the order, that a number of offenders would fail to last 115W the course. The evidence suggests that for those who complete the order, their reduced levels of crime and drugs misuse are largely sustained over time.