Guidance

Drugs strategy guidance for local delivery partners

Guidance outlining the structures and processes through which local partners in England should work together to reduce drug-related harm.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 15 June 2022
• Last updated: 26 January 2024 — See all updates

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Guidance for local delivery partners (accessible version)

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Guidance for local delivery partners

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Appendix 2 – National Combating Drugs Outcomes Framework (accessible version)

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Appendix 2 – National Combating Drugs Outcomes Framework

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Appendix 3 – Membership of Combating Drugs Partnerships (accessible version)

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Appendix 3 – Membership of Combating Drugs Partnerships

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Appendix 4 – Partnership working case studies (accessible version)

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This guidance sets out a National Combating Drugs Outcomes Framework, which will provide a single mechanism for monitoring progress across central government and in local areas towards delivery of the commitments and ambitions of the 10-year drugs strategy to level up the country.

The outcomes and metrics included in the framework aim to provide a link between action and the impact experienced by individuals, families and neighbourhoods across the country.

Working in partnership is essential to deliver the 3 strategic priorities set out in the 10-year drugs strategy:

• breaking drug supply chains
• delivering a world-class treatment and recovery system
• achieving a shift in the demand for drugs

The guidance identifies key principles and structures to support the formation of effective partnerships and asks local areas to:

• form a clearly defined partnership structure based on a geographical extent that is logical to local residents and consistent with existing relevant arrangements
• select a senior responsible owner (SRO) who can represent the partnership nationally, reporting to central government for its performance, and who can offer challenge and support to local partners to drive improvement and unblock issues when necessary
• involve all those people and organisations affected by drugs in developing joint solutions to these issues

Online forum

We encourage local and national delivery partners to collaborate on drugs strategy delivery, and access further resources, through the online forum for Combating Drugs Partnerships hosted on Knowledge Hub.

If you do not have an account for the online forum, contact jcdu-enquiries@combatingdrugs.gov.uk.

Published 15 June 2022
Last updated 26 January 2024 + show all updates

1. 26 January 2024

   Added a link to the online forum for Combating Drugs Partnerships, where local and national delivery partners can collaborate and access further resources.

2. 15 June 2022

   First published.