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This document defines the service, including the required outcome(s) and outputs. As part of an SLA or Contract, the
national minimum outputs in this document are mandatory for all providers. The document can also contain optional
outputs that are available for Commissioners to commission.
1. Service Specification
Document
2. Operating Model
3. Direct Service Costs &
Assumptions Document
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Go-Live Publication, references updated
Service element amended from “Offenders are tested for illegal
drugs” to “Offenders access testing for illegal drugs”, to reflect the fact
that whilst the delivery of treatment is out of scope, ensuring that it is
available is in scope.
Available for Planning Purposes version. Prepared for MOJ website to
assist with forward planning, following revisions to align with the
Rehabilitation Programme.
29/03/2011
01/10/2011
23/01/2012
AFP1.0
Definition of Service: Updated to reference provisions of LASPO Act
2012 which removed restriction requiring a DDR to be made for a
minimum of 6 months’ period.
Strategic context: Previous text deleted, including list of current
strategic issues, as outdated. Standard wording inserted about
Transforming Justice programme, equalities and female offenders.
Text about recent changes in commissioning arrangements added.
Reference to providers of interventions added. Responsibilities of
providers of offender management services detailed.
Service elements in scope: ‘Offenders access testing for illegal drugs”
amended to “Offenders access and attend testing for illegal drugs”.
Out of scope service elements: references to commissioning added.
Dependent service elements: appointments included “in the
Supervision Requirement” changed to “in any other requirement”.
References to non-mandatory guidance: updated.
Changes to Service Specification Outputs:
Output 1: “within…prescribed timescales” changed to: “within the
timescales indicated to the court at the time of sentence”.
Outputs 2, 3 and 11 reworded to make the offender manager (OM)
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role active (not passive).
Output 5 reworded, to reflect that OM is not responsible for ensuring
the offender is regularly tested for drugs. New wording requires OM to
have up to date evidence of offenders’ attending for testing.
Output 7 (recording): added that records are kept on “an Authority
Approved Information System”, for clarity.
Output 9: reference to liaison taking place “within the prescribed
timescales”.
Output 11: Reference to cases conducted “by the National Probation
Service” added, for clarity.
Go live version.
Service elements: “Offenders access and attend testing for illegal
drugs” amended to: “Offenders are provided appropriate support to
enable them to access and attend....”
Service Outputs: Output row 1: amended from “The offender
commences to specified treatment within the timescales indicated to
the court at the time of sentence” to: “The OM instructs the offender to
attend in accordance with the level of intensity of the requirement.”
Output row 3: wording added: “in accordance with the provision of
treatment by the treatment provider.”
Output row 7: reference to recording results on “Authority Approved
Information system” replaced by: “on the case management system”.
Output row 8: reference to framework “agreed between OM and
treatment provider” replaced by: “in accordance with the provision of
treatment by the treatment provider”.
Output row 12: “Offenders are provided with feedback on their
progress by the offender manager and treatment provider and
assisted in planning for appropriate treatment to continue after the
end of the requirement” replaced by: “The OM ensure that the
offender is provided with feedback on their response to treatment
during and at the end of treatment and assisted to consider options
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for future treatment provision after the Treatment Requirement is
ended.”
Dependency with ‘Manage the Sentence for CO/SSO’ clarified in
‘Strategic Context’ and in ‘Dependent Service Elements’ rows.
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1.
Service Name
2.
Key Outcome(s) for
Service
3.
Definition of Service
Support Delivery of Drug Rehabilitation Requirement

Successful completion of treatment

Reduction in or elimination of illegal drug use

Reduction in offending by those under the Drug Rehabilitation Requirement (DRR)
Under Section 209 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, a DRR, comprising structured treatment and regular drug
testing, is available to courts as a sentencing option for offences committed on or after 4 April 2005. A DRR
can be made as part of a Community Order or a Suspended Sentence Order (SSO).
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012 removed the restriction for a
Drug Rehabilitation Requirement to have a minimum length of 6 months. These provisions aim to provide
local providers with the flexibility to tailor treatment requirements to individual treatment need, changing
patterns of substance misuse, and the move towards a recovery focused approach to treatment.
It must be supervised by a suitably qualified or experienced individual. Before making the requirement, the
court must be satisfied:

The offender is dependent on or has the propensity to misuse illegal drugs

The offender requires and would benefit from treatment

Necessary arrangements have been or can be made for treatment

The offender expresses his/her willingness to comply with the requirement
The DRR can be used for low, medium and high sentencing bands. The amount and intensity of the drug
treatment delivered under the DRR can be tailored to individual treatment needs regardless of the
seriousness of the offence. The content and duration of the total Community Order should provide the overall
restriction of liberty which is commensurate with the seriousness of the offence.
Under Section 210 of the Criminal Justice Act, the court may provide for the review of any DRR and must do
so in the case of requirements lasting twelve months or more. The review should take the form of a written
report presented to the court which includes the results of the offender’s drug tests.
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5.
6.
Service Elements In
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Out of Scope
Dependent Service
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
Offenders access and attend treatment which meets the quality standards specified by the National
Offender Management Service (NOMS) and matches order intensity and treatment need

Offenders are provided appropriate support to enable them to access and attend testing for illegal drugs

Information is shared

Offenders are supported through treatment

The delivery of the treatment is undertaken by providers commissioned via local authority commissioning
arrangements

The negotiation of commissioning and funding arrangements
Arranging and coordinating appointments which are included in any other requirement. NOMS guidance
stipulates a DRR should never be proposed without an accompanying Supervision Requirement.
The overall process of management of the offender, including sentence planning and enforcement, is
contained in the ‘Manage the Sentence for a Community Order (CO) or Suspended Sentence Order (SSO)’
service specification. The service elements in ‘Manage the Sentence for a CO or SSO’, which are all
dependent with this specification, are:

A plan is prepared

The plan is implemented

The plan is implemented by referral to specialist services

The offender is monitored and compliance is promoted

Risk is managed

The sentence plan is reviewed and the sentence is terminated

Inter-agency public protection procedures

Engagement of specialist advice

Case transfer

Enforcement action
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This specification (‘Support Delivery of Drug Rehabilitation Requirement’) covers work specific to delivery of
the Drug Rehabilitation Requirement (that is, tasks undertaken because, and only because, the requirement
is in place) and is therefore additional to the offender management processes covered in ‘Manage the
Sentence for a CO or SSO.
7.
Strategic Context
This specification aligns with the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Transforming Rehabilitation: A Strategy for Reform
document published in May 2013. This outlines the services to be provided by the National Probation Service
and prisons, and the services to be delivered by contracted providers.
The National Probation Service holds responsibility for advice to courts, and offender management of MAPPA
and high risk of serious harm and other public interest offenders. For low and medium risk of serious harm
cases, the National Probation Service must also respond to information from the contracted provider and staff
working in prisons that suggests that there may be a potential escalation to high risk of serious harm,
undertake renewed risk assessments and take on the responsibility for the management of any cases in
which risk of serious harm has become high.
This specification requires effective working arrangements between the National Probation Service, prisons
and providers of services.
This specification is interdependent with the specification ‘Manage the Sentence for a Community Order or
Suspended Sentence Order’ which contains the core requirements relating to offender management,
including preparing and implementing a plan; MAPPA work; enforcement and appointments in line with
National Standards. This specification covers only those ‘additional’ tasks, which are undertaken because the
Drug Rehabilitation Requirement is in place, such as: liaison with the treatment provider to monitor
attendance and engagement, and discuss failures to attend; and providing joint feedback, identifying further
work to be done and planning for treatment needs to be met after the requirement has finished. See
‘Dependent Service Elements’ for more detail.
In April 2013 responsibility for commissioning drug treatment services in England became the responsibility of
Local Authority Directors of Public Health under changes introduced in the Heath and Social Care Act 2012.
In Wales, responsibility for commissioning drug treatment services rests with Local Health Boards.
Interventions may be provided by a range of organisations, including NHS Mental Health Trusts in England,
NHS Local Health Boards in Wales and by third sector providers. All offenders, as local residents, should
have access to these interventions where required as part of mainstream health provision.
Providers of offender management services are responsible for funding the supervision and enforcement of
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the requirement as part of a CO or SSO, but not for the funding of mainstream treatment or testing.
Equalities
Under the Equality Act 2010, the Ministry of Justice has an ongoing legal duty to pay ‘due regard’ to the need
to: eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and other prohibited conduct; advance
equality of opportunity between different groups (those who share a protected characteristic and those who
do not); and, foster good relations between different groups. Providers are required to act in accordance with
this duty, as well as the more general provisions of the Equality Act. Historically, there have been unequal
patterns of outcomes, with some groups of offenders with shared protected characteristics faring better than
others (see NOMS Equalities Annual Report 2011-12). The MOJ is committed to address this
disproportionality.
Female Offenders
Female offenders are a minority grouping within the offender cohort and often exhibit complex needs which
must be addressed if their risk of reoffending is to be reduced. The government published its Strategic
Objectives for Female Offenders in March 2013, which is integral to the delivery of offender management
services. Needs in relation to domestic violence, sexual violence, and abuse are highly prevalent among
female offenders. The MOJ and NOMS continue to work with the Home Office on its Ending Violence Against
Women and Girls annual action plan.
8.
Flexibility
All the outputs in this specification are mandatory – referred to as the National Minimum
9.
Reference to Supporting
Documents
Supporting documents to be determined.
10.
Example Measurement/
Assurance Method for
Commissioners
Delivery under this specification is subject to the requirements set out in the NPS SLA; the CRC Contract
(Schedule 9 - Service Levels and Service Credits and Schedule 21 - Management Information); and
NOMS Performance Reports. These documents include information about key performance measures,
equalities data, management information, quality assurance and inspection activities.
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Criminal Justice Act 2003, Section 209
National Standards for the Management of Offenders (2014; pending)
PI 14/2011 Delivery of Drug Treatment Requirement
12.
References for NonMandatory Guidance
PC56/2005 – Delivering Intensive Community Orders under the Criminal Justice Act 2003
PC57/2005 – Effective Management of the Drug Rehabilitation Requirement and Alcohol Treatment
Requirement (ATR)
National Standards for the Management of Offenders (2011): Practice Framework
Advice on Implementing Changes to the ATR, DRR and MHTR (NOMS Commissioning Group, November
2012)
NOMS Risk of Serious Harm Guidance (June 2009)
Compliance Best Practice Guide: Performance Improvement Unit (2008)
The Munro review of child protection: final report: a child-centred system (2011)
Working Together to Safeguard Children. A guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the
welfare of children (HM Government, March 2013)
13.
Review Cycle
Review cycle to be determined.
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Specification
National Minimum
Row
Service Element
Outputs / Output Features
Applicable
Offender
Types
Policy Theme
Example
Measurement/
Assurance Method
for Commissioners
References for
Detailed
Mandatory
Instructions
References for
Non-Mandatory
Guidance
1.
Offenders access and
attend treatment
which meets the
quality standards
specified by the
NOMS and matches
order intensity and
treatment need.
The offender is provided with
appropriate support to enable
them to access agreed provision
of treatment by the treatment
provider.
Offenders
subject to
DRR
Substance
Misuse
Contract
Management and/or
Audit
Criminal Justice Act
2003; Section 209
PC57/2005:
Effective
Management of
the DRR and
ATR, page 15
Offenders access and
attend treatment
which meets the
quality standards
specified by the
NOMS and matches
order intensity and
treatment need.
The offender manager instructs
the offender to attend for
treatment in accordance with the
level of intensity of the
requirement.
Offenders
subject to
DRR
Substance
Misuse
Contract
Management and/or
Audit
Criminal Justice Act
2003; Section 209
Offenders access and
attend treatment
which meets the
quality standards
specified by the
National Offender
Management Service
(NOMS) and matches
order intensity and
treatment need.
The offender manager ensures
continuous assessment and care
planning to enable the offender
to access the most appropriate
treatment in accordance with the
provision of treatment by the
treatment provider.
Offenders
subject to
DRR
Substance
Misuse
Contract
Management and/or
Audit
Criminal Justice Act
2003; Section 209
2.
3.
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Management of
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ATR, pages 4,
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Outputs / Output Features
Applicable
Offender
Types
Policy Theme
Example
Measurement/
Assurance Method
for Commissioners
References for
Detailed
Mandatory
Instructions
References for
Non-Mandatory
Guidance
4.
Offenders access and
attend treatment
which meets the
quality standards
specified by the
NOMS and matches
order intensity and
treatment need.
If a concern arises the offender
manager is informed so that
statutory safeguarding
responsibilities are discharged.
Offenders
living with or
having
significant
contact with a
child
Public
Protection
Contract
Management and/or
Audit
PI 14/2011 Delivery
of Drug Treatment
Requirement
Monroe Review
Offenders are
provided appropriate
support to enable
them to access and
attend testing for
illegal drugs.
The offender manager ensures
that he/she has up to date
evidence of the offenders’
attendance for testing and test
results for the drugs primarily
associated with their offending.
Offenders
subject to
DRR
Substance
Misuse
Contract
Management and/or
Audit
Criminal Justice Act
2003; Section 209
PC57/2005:
Effective
Management of
the DRR and
ATR, pages 2124
6.
Offenders are
provided appropriate
support to enable
them to access and
attend testing for
illegal drugs.
The offender manager ensures
that the offender is intermittently
tested for other drugs to identify
polydrug use.
Offenders
subject to
DRR
Substance
Misuse
Contract
Management and/or
Audit
PI 14/2011 Delivery
of Drug Treatment
Requirement
PC57/2005:
Effective
Management of
the DRR and
ATR’, page 23
7.
Offenders are
provided appropriate
support to enable
them to access and
attend testing for
illegal drugs.
Drug tests and results are
recorded on the case
management system
Offenders
subject to
DRR
Substance
Misuse
Contract
Management and/or
Audit
Criminal Justice Act
2003; Sections 209
and 210
PC57/2005:
Effective
Management of
the DRR and
ATR, page 22
5.
Safeguarding
Children
PI 14/2011 Delivery
of Drug Treatment
Requirement
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Outputs / Output Features
Applicable
Offender
Types
Policy Theme
Example
Measurement/
Assurance Method
for Commissioners
References for
Detailed
Mandatory
Instructions
References for
Non-Mandatory
Guidance
8.
Information is shared.
Attendance at treatment
sessions is monitored in
accordance with a consistent
framework in accordance with
the provision of treatment by the
treatment provider.
Offenders
subject to
DRR
Substance
Misuse
Contract
Management and/or
IAudit
PI 14/2011 Delivery
of Drug Treatment
Requirement
PC57/2005:
Effective
Management of
the DRR and
ATR, page 16
9.
Information is shared.
Liaison between the offender
manager who holds the
Community Order and the
treatment worker who is
responsible for the care plan
regarding risks presented by the
offender and any changes to
these takes place within the
prescribed timescales.
Offenders
subject to
DRR
Public
Protection
Contract
Management and/or
Audit
PI 14/2011 Delivery
of Drug Treatment
Requirement
NOMS Risk of
Serious Harm
Guidance –
June 2009
10.
Information is shared.
Arrangements are made for
review hearings to be conducted
by the National Probation
Service in cases where they are
mandatory or are ordered at the
discretion of the court.
Offenders
subject to
DRR
Substance
Misuse
Contract
Management and/or
Audit
Criminal Justice Act
2003; Section 210
PC57/2005:
Effective
Management of
the DRR and
ATR, page 19
The offender manager provides
the offender with comprehensive
information about arrangements
for treatment.
Offenders
subject to
DRR
Substance
Misuse
Contract
Management and/or
Audit
PI 14/2011 Delivery
of Drug Treatment
Requirement
11.
Offenders are
supported through
treatment.
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Service Element
Outputs / Output Features
Applicable
Offender
Types
Policy Theme
Example
Measurement/
Assurance Method
for Commissioners
References for
Detailed
Mandatory
Instructions
12.
Offenders are
supported through
treatment.
The Offender Manager ensures
that the offender is provided with
feedback on their response to
treatment during and at the end
of treatment and assisted to
consider options for future
treatment provision after the
Treatment Requirement is
ended.
Offenders
subject to
DRR
Substance
Misuse
Contract
Management and/or
Audit
PI 14/2011 Delivery
of Drug Treatment
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References for
Non-Mandatory
Guidance