| Scotland
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•Social
Research
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"Social research aims to provide
high quality research-based evidence and advice for Ministers
and Scottish Government officials to inform policy development,
implementation and evaluation."
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•General
Register Office for Scotland
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The General Register Office for Scotland
is the UK Government department responsible for the registration
of births, marriages, deaths, divorces and adoptions in Scotland,
and for carrying out periodic censuses of Scotland's population.
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•HM
Inspector of Schools
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"Her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools (HMIS),
inspect and publish reports on a wide range of educational establishments."
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•Scottish
Government
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The Scottish Government website,
with current press releases and information on various departments.
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•Scottish
Government Statistics
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Scottish Government website, department
responsible for statistics.
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•Scotland
Office
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Department of the UK government responsible
for national issues that are not covered by the Scottish Goverment.
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•Scottish
Parliament
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Official website of the Scottish
Parliament.
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•Scottish
Prison Service
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Information and contacts about Scottish
prisons.
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| UK
- Government Related |
| •drugs.gov.uk |
| Drugs.gov.uk provides
a single place on the Internet where Drug Action Team (DAT) co-ordinators,
members and any other interested parties can find Government information
about the delivery of the National Drugs Strategy in the UK. The
site is intended to provide a comprehensive resource to facilitate
the work of DATs. |
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•HM
Prison Service
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"Statement of Purpose: Her Majesty's
Prison Service serves the public by keeping in custody those committed
by the courts. Our duty is to look after them with humanity and
help them lead law-abiding and useful lives in custody and after
release."
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•Home
Office
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The Home Office is the Government
department responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales.
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•Office
for National Statistics
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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is a
UK Government Agency formed in April 1996 by the merger of the
Central Statistical Office (CSO) and the Office of Population
Censuses and Surveys (OPCS).
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| •National
Treatment Agency |
| The NTA (National Treatment
Agency for Substance Misuse), aims to increase the availability,
capacity and effectiveness of treatment for drug misuse in England.
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•Social
Exclusion Unit
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The Social Exclusion Unit covers people or areas
that suffer from a combination of linked problems such as unemployment,
poor skills, low incomes, poor housing, high crime environments,
bad health, poverty and family breakdown.
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•UK
Cabinet Office
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Home of the UK Anti Drugs Co-ordination Unit.
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•UK
Department of Health
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The Department of Health's overall
aim is to improve the health and well being of the people of England.
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•UK
Parliament
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Website for the UK Houses of Parliament.
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| Europe
- Government Related |
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•European
Commission - Public Health
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European Commission's website provides
a section on Public Health with information relating to drugs,
including drug policy and EU law.
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•European
Parliament - Europa
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Portal site for the European Parliament
sub-sites.
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| World
- Government Related |
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•Office
of National Drug Control Policy - US
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US - Office of National Drug Control
Policy.
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•The
National Institute of Justice (NIJ) - US
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The National Institute of Justice
(NIJ), a component of the Office of Justice Programs, is the research
agency of the U.S. Department of Justice.
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•United
Nations
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Website for the United Nations.
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•United
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
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| "UNODC is a global leader
in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime and was
established in 1997 through a merger between the United Nations
Drug Control Programme and the Centre for International Crime Prevention." |
