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Third Report - Drugs
Home Affairs Committee
HC 198
Published 31 August 2023
Recommendations
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Not Addressed
Ensure long-term funding for drug treatment services with three-year cycles and ringfenced grants.
Recommendation
We are concerned about the long-term sustainability and security of funding for the drug treatment and recovery sector. (Paragraph 74) a) We welcome the Government’s latest funding announcement, which provides funding in England over a two year period. However, we …
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Government Response Summary
The government response only included the text of the recommendation, with no actual response.
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27
Not Addressed
Para 103
Explain recognition and inclusion of lived experience voices in national drug strategy implementation.
Recommendation
We recommend that the Government explain how the voices of people with experience of drug-related harms are being recognised and included in national efforts to implement the strategy.
Government Response Summary
The government stated it accepted the recommendation but did not explain how the voices of people with lived experience of drug-related harms are specifically recognised and included in the national efforts to implement the strategy. The response focused on local partnerships and broader initiatives.
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Conclusions (1)
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
Para 102
We welcome the strategy’s recommendation that the membership of local Combating Drugs Partnerships should include people affected by drug-related harm because it gives people with lived experience a platform to help reduce barriers to treatment and recovery at a local level. However, we question whether this is reflected at a …
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledged the value of including people with lived experience in local Combating Drugs Partnerships. However, the response did not address the committee's specific question regarding how this lived experience is reflected or included at a national level in implementing the strategy.