§ Mrs. Helen ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will define best value in respect of the provision of drug services for prisons and probation services in England and Wales. [184894]
§ Paul GogginsThe Prison Service assesses the delivery of service against the specifications for each type of intervention. There are a number of ways "best value" can be judged, which include the effectiveness, accessibility, impact on reoffending and cost efficiency of drug services.
In England, the Probation Service does not directly commission drug services in relation to community Drug Treatment and Testing Orders (DTTOs). Drug Action Teams (DATs) in the community contract local treatment providers to deliver the required treatment.
§ Mrs. Helen ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offenders in(a) jail and (b) the community have been dealt with by the major drug agencies which have contracts with the prisons and probation services in the latest year for which figures are available. [184895]
§ Paul GogginsThe total number of prisoners for 2003–04 entering each type of drug treatment service where the service was delivered partly or solely by an external drug agency is given in the table.
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Prison entrants into drug treatment services provided, at least in part, by external agencies 2003–04
Entrants onto clinical services1
CARATs2 initial assessments Drug treatment programmes
entrants
4,386 51,080 3,076 1 This does not include clinical services provided through Primary Care Trusts 2 Counselling, Assessment, Referral, Advice and Throughcare Service In England, the Probation Service does not directly commission drug services. Drug Action Teams (DATs) in the community contract local treatment providers to deliver the required treatment. Information on the extent of involvement of major drug agencies is not available centrally.