Guidance

Drugs strategy national outcomes framework

Document outlining the National Combating Drugs Outcome Framework, including supporting metrics to monitor progress towards the outcomes in From Harm to Hope.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 22 May 2023

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National Combating Drugs Outcomes Framework: supporting metrics and technical guidance

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The framework sets out the three strategic outcomes of:

• reducing drug use
• reducing drug-related crime
• reducing drug related deaths and harm

We aim to deliver these through our intermediate outcomes of:

• reducing drug supply
• increasing engagement in treatment
• improving recovery outcomes

Eleven headline and 22 supporting metrics monitor progress towards these intermediate and strategic outcomes in the drugs strategy.

The supporting measures have two key aims:

1. More timely interim, and/or proxy measures, which can tell us about direction of travel towards the strategic and intermediate outcomes.

2. A wider picture of the system allowing us to monitor the health of the whole system and to see unexpected trends or provide early warning.

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Published 22 May 2023