ORT and psychosocial alcohol and drug treatment
Dear council team
I am looking for the following information on the number of people in your local authority area who are being supported on opiate replacement therapy, as well as the use of psychosocial therapies and treatments including counselling, CBT, psychotherapy, higher intensity therapies etc. I am also looking for the costs associated.
1a) How many people has the local authority supported on opiate replacement therapy (ORT), including methadone and buprenorphine, in the following ten years?
2012/2013,
2013/14,
2014/15,
2015/16,
2016/17,
2017/18,
2018/19,
2019/20,
2020/21,
2021 to present
1b) How many people on ORT were offered tier 2, tier 3 and tier 4 (if defined) psychosocial treatment and therapies in the last ten years (as above)?
2a) What was the cost of ORT over the last ten years (as above)
2b) What was the cost of psychosocial treatments provided over the last ten years (as above)
If this request is unclear in any way, I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the Freedom of Information Act, you are required to advise and assist requesters. If any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to it?
If the release of any of this information is prohibited on the grounds of breach of confidence, I ask that you supply me with copies of the confidentiality agreement and remind you that information should not be treated as confidential if such an agreement has not been signed.
I understand that you are required to respond to my request within the 20 working days after you receive this letter. I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request.
Yours sincerely
Karin Goodwin
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Dear Mr Goodwin
Request for information: ORT and psychosocial alcohol and drug treatment
Reference: argyllbuteir:13689.
I refer to your request for information which was dealt with in terms of
the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA).
I have to advise that the information you requested is information not
held by the Council and as such I must refuse your request in terms of
Section 17 of FOISA.
However, in line with the duty placed on the Council in terms of Section
15 of FOISA, I can advise Argyll and Bute Council do not record this
information as it is a service provided by the NHS please find links below
for the NHS
[1]Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service (scot.nhs.uk)
[2]Freedom of Information (scot.nhs.uk)
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Executive Director Customer Services, Argyll and Bute Council, Kilmory,
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Yours sincerely
David Sinclair
Compliance and Regulatory Assistant
Legal and Regulatory Services
01546 604352
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