| Scotland
- Government Related |
|
•Social
Research |
|
"Social Research which forms part
of the Justice Department, provides a research service to all
Scottish Executive and certain allied Departments." |
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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
Executive |
|
Scottish Executive website, with
current press releases and information on various departments. |
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•Scottish
Executive Statistics |
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Scottish Executive website, department
responsible for statistics. |
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•Scottish
Office |
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Department of the UK government responsible
for national issues that are not covered by the Scottish Executive. |
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•Scottish
Parliament |
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Official website of the Scottish
Parliament. |
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•Scottish
Prison Service |
|
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 |
|
"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 |
|
The Home Office is the Government
department responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales. |
|
|
|
•Office
for National Statistics |
|
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 aims to increase
the availability, capacity and effectiveness of treatment for drug
misuse in England. |
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|
•Social
Exclusion Unit |
|
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 |
|
Home of the UK Anti Drugs Co-ordination Unit. |
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|
•UK
Department of Health |
|
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 |
|
Website for the UK Houses of Parliament. |
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|
| Europe
- Government Related |
|
•European
Drug Prevention Programme |
|
"The programme for the prevention
of drug dependence should throw new light on the drugs phenomenon,
on drug dependence and its consequences, and on methods for preventing
drug dependence and the associated risks." |
| |
|
•European
Parliament |
|
Portal site for the European Parliament
sub-sites. |
|
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| World
- Government Related |
|
•Office
of National Drug Control Policy - US |
|
US - Office of National Drug Control
Policy. |
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|
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•The
National Institute of Justice (NIJ) - US |
|
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 |
|
Website for the United Nations. |
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•United
Nations Drug Control Programme |
|
Part of the United Nations Office
for Drug Control and Crime Prevention. |
