Drug Treatment and Testing Orders: Guidance for Schemes

Drug Treatment and Testing Orders were introduced by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. Scottish pilot sites were established in Glasgow and Fife and were subject to research and evaluation from the Centre for Social Work Research at the University of Stirling. This research, published in October 2002, reported broadly positive outcomes. A study by the University of Stirling on longer term reconviction rates was published in October 2004. Since the introduction of the pilot sites the availability of DTTOs has been rolled out to a large number of courts around the country. Plans are now being made for the order to be available to the High Court, all sheriff courts and the Stipendiary Magistrates Court by June 2005.