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Spending Review
To create a healthy and confident society, increasingly free from the harm caused by the misuse of drugs.
Objective I: to help young people resist drug misuse in order to achieve their full potential in society.
1. Reduce the proportion of people under the age of 25 reporting the use of Class A drugs by 25% by 2005 (and by 50% by 2008).
Objective II: to protect our communities from drug-related anti-social and criminal behaviour.
2. Reduce the levels of repeat offending amongst drug abusing offenders by 25% by 2005 (and by 50% by 2008).
Objective III: to enable people with drug problems to overcome them and live healthy and crime-free lives.
3. Increase the participation of problem drug abusers in drug treatment programmes by 55% by 2004 (by 66% by 2005 and by 100% by 2008).
Objective IV: to stifle the availability of drugs on our streets.
4. Reduce the availability of Class A drugs by 25% by 2005 (and by 50% by 2008).
This PSA covers government activity against illegal drugs, coordinated by the Minister for the Cabinet Office and led by the Secretary of State for Health, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, the Home Secretary, and the Paymaster General. On behalf of Ministerial colleagues the Home Secretary, supported by the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, takes the lead on target 1. The Home Office's prime contribution is through effective management of the Drug Prevention Advisory Service and support for Drug Action Teams. The Home Secretary also has lead responsibility for delivery of target 2. The Secretary of State for Health has lead responsibility for delivery of target 3. The Paymaster General has lead responsibility for delivery of target 4, supported by the Home Secretary. Anti-drugs operations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are the responsibility of these Devolved Administrations.
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