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Recommendation 71
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Further support Northern Ireland officials and communities responding to drugs during political stalemate.
Recommendation
In the absence of an operational Northern Ireland Executive and Assembly, the Government must further support officials and communities in Northern Ireland to respond to drugs. This must include support to develop and sustain early intervention and prevention initiatives under the Tackling Paramilitarism, Criminality and Organised Crime Programme, which seeks to draw young people away from paramilitary groups. It must also include the extension of the harm reduction policies outlined in this report. (Paragraph 249) 82 Drugs
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 14 November 2023. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗