Drugs, Alcohol & Justice All-Party Parliamentary Group reports

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The Drugs, Alcohol & Justice All-Party Parliamentary Group provides an opportunity for professionals to meet and discuss issues surrounding drugs, alcohol and criminal justice with parliamentarians. 

The group regularly meets with government and frontbench representatives from all political parties and campaigns on numerous issues across the sector. Chaired by Dan Carden, its programme is coordinated by Solidarity Consulting.

DDN regularly covers meetings of the Drugs, Alcohol and Justice All-Party Parliamentary Group. Below are links to some recent reports.

2025 Reports

The service gaps facing people with both mental health and substance use needs
The service gaps facing people with both mental health and substance use needs

2024 Reports

Evidence should drive urgent action on alcohol strategy
Evidence should drive urgent action on alcohol strategy

 

 

 

 

 

 

The escalating synthetic opioid crisis. coverage in DDN
The escalating synthetic opioid crisis

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022 Reports

November 22 ddn
Our approach to drug related death is dangerously out of date

 

 

 

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july 2022 ddn
We should value lived experience at it’s true worth

 

 

 

Read the article here

 

 

DDN February 2022
The drug strategy had the potential to revitalise the sector, heard January’s meeting of the Drugs, Alcohol and Justice APPG – but now it was time to deliver.

 

 

 

 

Read the article here

 

 

 

 

2021 Reports

The APPG has continued to meet in 2021 with sessions taking place over zoom since the COVID-19 pandemic.

DDN December 2021
The latest Drugs, Alcohol & Justice All-Party Parliamentary Group invited discussion on more positive initiatives than punishment.

 

 

 

 

 

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DDN October
DDN October: Learning from the data. Report from the APPG

 

 

 

 

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DDN June 2021
DDN June 2021: Fifty years on, does anybody believe that the Misuse of Drugs Act is still fit for purpose?

 

 

 

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DDN April 2021
April 2021: Senior police call for a fresh approach

 

 

 

 

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DDN February 2021
February 2021: APPG – We need strong public health messages to tackle older people’s drinking.

 

 

 

 

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2020

DDN December 2020
December 2020: Opportunity Knocks – reactions to the pandemic have opened doors for action on homelessness.

 

 

 

 

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October DDN Magazine
October 2020: ‘We have a unique role in breaking county lines’

 

 

 

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report from DDN magazine on the APG
July 2020: Prisoners need more support on release

 

 

 

View as an e-magazine (you can download PDF from this)

 

 

 

 

Report from May DDN magazine on the APG
May 2020: The APPG met on zoom for the first time, where the discussion was around how services were coping with the pandemic.

 

 

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DDN magazine report on the APG
January 2020: The ‘substantial upward trend’ in drug-related deaths was explored at the latest meeting of the Drugs, Alcohol & Justice All-Party Parliamentary Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Older reports

DDN Magazine Border intelligence article
Drugs, Alcohol & Justice All-Party Parliamentary Group met to discuss what England could learn from drug and alcohol strategies in Scotland and Wales.

 

 

 

View as a e-magazine or PDF.

 

 

 

 

The launch of the ‘Decency, safety, security’ strategy was met with mixed reactions.

 

 

View as a e-magazine or PDF.

 

 

 

 

 

Report from Feb APG
Police are piloting a health-based approach to drug possession.

 

 

 

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APG report April
We are failing to reach women, connect with them and provide a safe environment in treatment.

 

 

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Good commissioning goes beyond purchasing.

 

 

 

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