Drug Treatment and Testing Orders

HC Deb 15 March 2004 vol 419 cc128-9W

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to extend drug treatment and testing orders. [159804]

Caroline Flint

Drug Treatment and Testing Orders (DTTOs) have been available to courts in England and Wales since October 2000. The commencement target has been increased from 6,000 orders per year between 2001–03 to 9,000 orders in 2003– 04. This will increase again to 13,000 orders, including 1,000 of the new lower intensity variant, in 2004–05 and 16,000 orders, including 4,000 of a lower intensity, in 2005–06.

The DTTO will be replaced by the drug rehabilitation requirement of the new Community Order, when the relevant provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 are implemented.