1. Drug and alcohol policy - update Marcus Roberts Director of Policy, DrugScope

2. Key developments 2010 Drug Strategy, 'Reducing demand, restricting supply, building recovery: supporting people to live a drug- free life‘ (December 2010) Health reform – Health and Social Care Bill and Healthy Lives, Healthy People (abolition of NTA) Related policy developments: Payment by Results ‘Breaking the cycle’ (CJ Green Paper), Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill, Decentralisation and Localism Bill NTA ‘Building Recovery in Communities’ consultation Money – Spending Review, PtB, Local Authority Financial Settlements

3. London developments (LDAN) London Councils funding Local Government Finance Settlements – London 5.2% cuts overall (Newham, Tower Hamlets and Hackney hit the maximum 8.9%) Funding watch and LDAN survey of young people’s services Role of GLADA and GLA Government Office for London and Regional Public Health Group (especially alcohol) Demise of the London Development Agency Transition from London NTA to Public Health

4. Domestic violence and related Drug Strategy: 1. role of family interventions – single early interventions grant to LAs by 2014-15; 2. Safeguarding issues – ‘Working together to safeguard children’, Family Drug and Alcohol Court in London, Monro Review Breaking the cycle – Women Offenders – included in section on drug rehabilitation – notes ‘over half of the women in prison report having suffered domestic violence and one in three has experienced sexual abuse’ – will work with Home Office in developing ‘Violence against Women and Girls Action Plan’. Healthy lives, healthy people – notes link between alcohol and domestic violence

5. Our website: www.drugscope.org.uk Contact Details E-mail: info@drugscope.org.uk Tel: 0207 940 7520 E-mail: marcusr@drugscope.org.ukmarcusr@drugscope.org.uk Tel: 07793 090 826