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Consultations are a key part of the democratic process and a great opportunity for voluntary sector organisations to get involved in the policy debate.

Adfam responses

Adfam makes submissions to any consultations which could influence service provision for families affected by drug and alcohol use. Recent submissions are available below.

 

Piloting Payment by Results for Drugs Recovery - Draft outcome definitions

This consultation puts forward preliminary outcomes for which drug and alcohol and other support services would be paid for, under a new Payment by Results system - for example reductions in offending and abstinence from drugs of dependence. Adfam's reponse discusses how the draft outcomes may affect families and the services that support them, and presses for greater recognition of their work in the new system.

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Building Recovery in Communities

This consulation from the National Treatment Agency looks at various aspects of how to make a recovery-oriented system a reality in local areas. Adfam's response analyses the effects that various aspects of this new system might have on families and recommends ways to support families better, ensure they are involved in service planning and delivery, and make the most of their potential to support the recovery of drug and alcoholl users.

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Healthy Lives, Healthy People

Adfam respond to the questions laid out in the Government's White Paper Healthy Lives, Healthy People: Our strategy for public health in England. The consultation covers topics including the role of GPs under the new Public Health Service and the engaging of local and national partners. Adfam conclude by detailing the five key points identified in the response.

Read the full response (pdf)

 

Giving Green Paper

In this response to this consultation from the Cabinet Office, Adfam argues that small voluntary organisations must be at the centre of any initiatives to increase the giving of time and money; umbrella organisations have a key role in ensuring these small organisations have access to the right resources; and Government has an investment role in ensuring giving can be effectively brokered at a local level.

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Breaking the Cycle: Effective Punishment, Rehabilitation and Sentencing of Offenders

This consultation response answers questions laid out in the Ministry of Justice's Green Paper Breaking the Cycle: Effective Punishment, Rehabilitation and Sentencing of Offenders.

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Tackling Child Poverty and Improving Life Chances

This consultation response considers the content of the Government's Tackling Child Poverty and Improving Life Chances consultation from the perspective of parental substance use.

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Supporting a Stronger Civil Society

This consultation explores how to improve civil society and looks at issues such as pro bono support for charities, online help for voluntary organisations and improving social capital.

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Read the response (pdf) - Question 9 only. This separate question concerns how Government can work with national infrastructure (and umbrella organisations like Adfam) to deliver the Big Society agenda.

 

The 2010 Drug Strategy

This broad consultation looks at the whole range of measures needed to tackle drug issues. The Government identifies its priorities as preventing drug use; strengthening enforcement; rebalancing treatment to support drug free outcomes; and supporting recovery to break the cycle of drug addiction. Adfam's response looks at how families can be a key part of all of these themes, and argues for their roles, needs and interests to be appropriately recognised.

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Policing in the 21st Century

This looks at issues including elected Commissioners for local areas, better involvement of partners in the wider criminal justice sector and improving rehabilitation for offenders. Adfam argues for the greater involvement of families in the reintegration of drug/alcohol using offenders and more recognition of their role and importance in tackling local issues like antisocial behaviour and community safety.

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Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS

This white paper sets out the options and intentions for the NHS in terms of coming reform, especially around the commissioning and decision-making processes. It envisages close working with local partners and communities, something Adfam applauds, as well as a new system of outcome monitoring.

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The Spending Review

This consultation asked the public to suggest ideas for greater efficiency in the public sector in light of the budget deficit. In this response Adfam illustrates the savings that family support can make to statutory services, and how they can increase the effectiveness of other sectors through better partnership work, for example through improving treatment outcomes.

Download the Adfam response (pdf)

 

An Opportunity for Involvement - Children and Parental Substance Use

This policy statement from Adfam was written in response to the Government's announcement of a Childhood and Families Taskforce. It details methods of involvement for policy-makers and how early interventions, a skilled-up workforce, increased localism and involving families in treatment can all help improve outcomes for children whose parents use drugs or alcohol problematically.

Download the Adfam response (pdf)

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