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IMPLEMENTATION DATE:
PURPOSE
To notify areas of: Immediate
• a correction to National Standards 2005 in relation to the frequency of
drug tests for some offenders on DRRs; and EXPIRY DATE:
• a request from District Judges for a copy of the original PSR for the November 2010
DRR/DTTO review hearing.
TO:
ACTION Chairs of Probation Boards
Areas should apply the revised standard with immediate effect and meet the Chief Officers of Probation
request from District Judges where possible. Secretaries of Probation Boards
SUMMARY CC:
National Standards Board Treasurers
The correction relates to National Standard SS8.12 and permits a reduction Regional Managers
in the frequency of drug testing in the first 16 weeks of a DRR from a
minimum of twice per week to once per week where: AUTHORISED BY:
• the offender is at the lowest level of the community sentence band or
Roger McGarva, Head of Regions
• where the offender is in residential rehabilitation. & Performance
The revised text of SS8.12 is attached. This is consistent with the guidance
issued with PC57/2005 on the effective management of the DRR.
ATTACHED:
There are no changes regarding minimum testing frequencies for offenders
N/A
in the medium and high community sentence bands.
PC80/2005 – Drug Rehabilitation Requirements: (1) National Standards correction; (2) Information for Judges 2