Pathways between probation and addiction treatment in England
A Better Outcomes through Linked Data report linking community sentence treatment requirements (alcohol and drug rehabilitation) with treatment services data.
Applies to England
Documents
Details
This report from the Better Outcomes through Linked Data (BOLD) substance misuse demonstrator pilot is a joint experimental statistics publication from the Ministry of Justice and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, which is part of the Department of Health and Social Care.
The report focuses on offenders sentenced to an alcohol treatment requirement or a drug rehabilitation requirement. Its aim was to:
- assess whether the pathways between probation and specialist alcohol and drug treatment services are operating effectively
- describe the treatment outcomes
The analysis linked records from the probation case management system (nDelius) with records from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System.
The report and accompanying data tables present information and analysis of these linked records, including on the:
- pathways between probation and treatment services
- profile of offenders accessing treatment
- characteristics associated with successfully completing treatment
- recommendations and next steps
There is also a separate document that outlines the methodology the analysts used to link the data and produce the statistics in the report.