In brief: Standing Conference on Drug Abuse
The Standing Conference on Drug Abuse has welcomed pilot schemes in Liverpool, Croydon and Gloucester allowing courts to send drug using offenders for treatment as an alternative to prison. The government has found £1m for the scheme, and earmarked £40m for national implementation if the pilots are successful.
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