The resulting data should inform preparation of the DAT Corporate Action Plan. Aiming for consistency Templates for Corporate Action Plans will be drawn up by the Government in consultation with DATs, to provide a common basis for measurement of performance across the country. Consistency in the way information is collected will allow comparisons between DATs and also help avoid unnecessary collection of information unrelated to implementation of the strategy. Tying plans into community and health planning Corporate Action Plans should tie in to the Community Planning initiative. There are a wide range of partners in the public sector and beyond, whose activities help combat the drugs problem.
Voluntary bodies play a vital role.
Community planning will help bring local authorities and other such bodies together, in partnership, to develop a plan which will set out a shared vision of the priorities facing their area, and the contribution each partner can make in attaining that vision. This is also a means of involving the general public in the consideration of DAT Corporate Action Plans. In order to strengthen the current effectiveness of local Drug Action Teams there needs to be an adequate co-ordination framework, which supports the development, monitoring and accountability of DATs. This will need to include clear reporting arrangements of DATs into the national framework. These arrangements will be driven forward through the Annual Drug Misuse Planning Cycle.