Drug action team
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Drug Action Teams are multi-agency partnerships created by the 1995 United Kingdom
national drug strategy and responsible for delivering the drug strategy at a local level.
In England, some DATs also have a remit for alcohol and are called Drug and Alcohol Action Teams ("DAAT").
In Scotland, all DATs also have a remit for alcohol and are now called Alcohol and Drug Partnerships ("ADP").
In Wales, five Drug and Alcohol Action Teams were replaced by four Strategic Coordination Teams (“SCT”) in each of the Welsh police authority areas.
English DATs are coterminous with their top level local authority (i.e. county or unitary authority).
The status of DATs changed with the arrival of Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership
s (“CDRP”) in England and Community Safety Partnerships (“CSP”) in Wales in 1998. In some areas, DAT functions are carried out by the CDRP. In others, the DAT is effectively a sub-committee of the CDRP.
DATs in England receive various funding streams including the Pooled Treatment Budget (PTB) via the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse
(NTA) and the Drug Interventions Programme via the Home Office
.
United Kingdom
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national drug strategy and responsible for delivering the drug strategy at a local level.
In England, some DATs also have a remit for alcohol and are called Drug and Alcohol Action Teams ("DAAT").
In Scotland, all DATs also have a remit for alcohol and are now called Alcohol and Drug Partnerships ("ADP").
In Wales, five Drug and Alcohol Action Teams were replaced by four Strategic Coordination Teams (“SCT”) in each of the Welsh police authority areas.
English DATs are coterminous with their top level local authority (i.e. county or unitary authority).
The status of DATs changed with the arrival of Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership
Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership
-England & Wales:A Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership is one of a number of statutory local partnerships in England and Wales, and was established by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to co-ordinate action on crime and disorder.-Wales:...
s (“CDRP”) in England and Community Safety Partnerships (“CSP”) in Wales in 1998. In some areas, DAT functions are carried out by the CDRP. In others, the DAT is effectively a sub-committee of the CDRP.
DATs in England receive various funding streams including the Pooled Treatment Budget (PTB) via the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse
National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse
The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse is part of the National Health Service in England. Established in 2001 to improve the availability, capacity and effectiveness of drug treatment, it is currently delivering the ambitions of the across the treatment sector, pending the creation of a...
(NTA) and the Drug Interventions Programme via the Home Office
Home Office
The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for immigration control, security, and order. As such it is responsible for the police, UK Border Agency, and the Security Service . It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs,...
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