The Drug Interventions Programme (DIP), established by the Home Office in 2003, provides a beginning-to-end enhanced support system for drug using offenders.

Restrictions on Bail, which came into force in May 2004, gives courts the power to apply restrictions to offenders bail terms and conditions requiring them to comply with drug treatment programmes.

Successful delivery of the Drug Intervention Programme involves strong partnership working and integrated care pathways between custody suites, courts, probation, the police force and drug treatment. Locally the Criminal Justice Intervention Team (CJIT) is instrumental in care co-ordinating treatment for drug using offenders.

Click here to access the Home Office "Tackling Drugs Changing Lives" website where you can access further information on the national Drug Interventions Programme.

"The Referrers Guide", which you can access by clicking here provides more information on the Criminal Justice Interventions Team locally.