nationalCommunitySafetyPlan200811 - Staffordshire County Council

22 NATIONAL COMMUNITY SAFETY PLAN 2008–11
■ working closely with partners in health to ensure
that there is suffi cient provision of drug treatment
both for high harm-causing drug-misusing offenders
(including those referred from the CJS) and other
drug misusers. Ensuring that there is early and
appropriate intervention with priority groups such
as prisoners, young people and drug users who are
parents;
■ working with partners to tackle drug misuse as a
driver for offending, building on the success of
offender-based interventions such as DIP and the
PPO Programme;
■ working with partners in health, housing and
education, Jobcentre Plus, the National Offender
Management Service (NOMS) and others (including
in the third sector) to ensure integrated support
to address the range of complex and inter-related
issues faced by drug misusing offenders;
■ tackling the supply of drugs using the National
Intelligence Model, identifying problem areas,
issues and high-harm users, to guide appropriate
intervention.
Detail on specifi c programmes and milestones will be
available in the new Drug Strategy, which is expected
to be published in early 2008.
What does this mean nationally and regionally?
■ Local partnerships can expect the Government to
continue to develop and disseminate good practice
and guidance to support their work.
■ The Government will deliver on the actions and
priorities set out in the national alcohol strategy, Safe.
Sensible. Social. This includes developing guidance
on what is and is not safe and sensible in alcohol
use among young people, supported by a social
marketing campaign. It will also involve working
with industry with a view to considering the need
for regulatory change or legislation in relation to
alcohol, and providing further guidance to ensure
that alcohol enforcement activity is effi cient and
well targeted.
■ The Government (the Department of Health,
DCSF and the Home Offi ce) will run national and
local public health campaigns about the harms
associated with drug misuse.
■ The Government will also work with national and
international partners to tackle the supply of drugs,
disrupt drug traffi ckers and increase the amount of
criminal assets recovered.
■ Government Offi ces have a key role to play in
ensuring that community safety is integral to
strategy, planning and delivery in local areas.
Government Offi ces provide support to and
challenge local areas, disseminate effective practice
and facilitate meaningful collaboration across
partnerships to tackle the full range of crime and
disorder issues.
CASE STUDY
Effective information sharing. Ms B was under a
parole licence that required her to address her drug
problem and comply with a drug testing condition.
However, there were concerns about her progress.
A meeting was arranged for the offender manager,
police offi cer and criminal justice integrated team
(CJIT) caseworker to discuss her case. The CJIT
caseworker confi rmed that Ms B had been missing
appointments; the offender manager reported an
increase in positive drug tests; and the police offi cer
confi rmed that Ms B was seen on several occasions
in the red light area late at night. The welfare of the
three children in her care was of urgent concern.
This was immediately reported to the social services
team that was managing the children’s welfare. As a
result of the sharing of information by all workers
involved, the children’s safety was assured. Ms B
admitted to a relapse and asked for help to restart
her treatment. Within a few weeks, the number
of intelligence reports fell. Ms B attended her
appointments and began giving negative drug tests.
The offender manager gave her a formal written
warning regarding her behaviour, and she remained
under close monitoring by all agencies over the
following months.