Drug strategy
Public Service Agreement (PSA) targets
A new Alcohol and Drugs Public Service Agreement (new window) has been published on the HM Treasury website.
The PSA sets reducing the harms caused by alcohol and drugs as a key cross-Government priority. The PSA will be supported by the alcohol strategy published last June and the new drug strategy published on 27 February 2008. The PSA Delivery Agreement took effect from April 2008
It is a joint alcohol and drugs PSA Delivery Agreement reflecting the fact that problem drug use and harmful alcohol use are public health and social issues and that they also have a significant impact on society, particularly deprived communities and vulnerable people
The Alcohol and Drugs PSA is closely linked to several other PSAs, for example action on young people and drugs is covered within DCSF's PSA on increasing the number of children and young people on the path to success. It provides a framework for supporting the delivery of the new drug strategy
The new PSA agreement is centred around three main blocks:
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reducing the harms caused to the development, achievement and well being of young people and families
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reducing the harms caused to the health and well being of drug users and those using alcohol in harmful ways
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reducing the harms caused to the community as a result of associated crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour
There is an increased focus on outcome indicators. The new PSA Agreement also directly reflects the development of the national indicator set for the Local Government Performance Framework, the new Health and Social Care Outcomes and Accountability Framework, the Home Office’s Assessments of Policing and Community Safety, the National Offender Management Service's (NOMS) performance management framework and the Youth Justice Board’s performance management framework.
