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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    budda wrote:
    The theory is, you pull someone in for shoplifting, and you think they are a drug user, so you test them, and once its positive you can force them into treatment. Its sort of in force at the moment with DTTO's (or have they changed again?) Blagsta would know more about this than me.

    Aaaaah. You mean the "Tough Choices" programme. Been in force throughout the UK since April this year. If you get arrested for a "trigger offence" (things like shoplifting, burglary, begging etc), you have to be tested for heroin and cocaine. Test positive and you have to attend an assessment with a drugs worker. When up in court, they can attach a condition your bail (called a Restriction on Bail) that directs you to attend a drug service. DTTO's have now been changed and re-named to DRR (Drug Rehabilitation Requirement) which can be given as part of a community order.
    More info here somewhere http://www.drugs.gov.uk/
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    budda wrote:
    Its one of the ideas put forward by the Birt report that if someone is brought into a Police station for questioning and they are tested, then if its positive they could be charged with that and therefore it would be easier to push them into treatment. If that makes sense.

    See above.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Blagsta wrote:
    Aaaaah. You mean the "Tough Choices" programme. Been in force throughout the UK since April this year. If you get arrested for a "trigger offence" (things like shoplifting, burglary, begging etc), you have to be tested for heroin and cocaine. Test positive and you have to attend an assessment with a drugs worker. When up in court, they can attach a condition your bail (called a Restriction on Bail) that directs you to attend a drug service. DTTO's have now been changed and re-named to DRR (Drug Rehabilitation Requirement) which can be given as part of a community order.
    More info here somewhere http://www.drugs.gov.uk/

    Can they put you on a DRR if you arent charged with the other offence? I think what they wanted was an ability to force people straight down the treatment route quickly, and if a positive drug test was an offence then it would easy.

    Thanks for the info.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    budda wrote:
    Can they put you on a DRR if you arent charged with the other offence? I think what they wanted was an ability to force people straight down the treatment route quickly, and if a positive drug test was an offence then it would easy.

    Thanks for the info.

    No. A DRR can only be given as part of a sentence - you still have to be found guilty of something. Although it is now an offence to refuse the drug test or to fail to comply with your ROB or DRR - but to actually be breached probation would have to actually do their jobs...so not likely then.
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