§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many drug abstinence orders have been made by the courts in England and Wales. [HL18]
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Falconer of Thoroton)Drug abstinence orders (DAO) and drug abstinence requirements (DAR) were made available to the courts covering the three pilot sites, Nottingham, Staffordshire and Hackney on 5 November 2001. As at 28 February 2002, seven drug abstinence orders and 85 drug abstinence requirements have been issued. The pilot programme was extended to a further six sites. Bedford, Blackpool, Doncaster, Torquay, Wirral and Wrexham & Mold in the summer of 2002. Further outcomes from the pilot sites will be available in the interim evaluation report due in the spring of 2003.