The government will announce the result of the 2021 Spending Review alongside the Autumn Budget Statement on 27 October. We expect this to be a multi-year SR with significant implications
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Collective Voice hosts webinar with criminal justice experts
On Monday 27 September, Collective Voice hosted its latest webinar, focussing on the intersection of substance misuse treatment and the criminal justice system. Recent years have seen government policy increasingly
Briefing note on the Black Review
This briefing note summarises the policy developments so far around Dame Carol Black’s Independent Review of Drugs and the government’s initial response to the review. We will continue to update
Deaths related to drug poisoning increase 60 per cent in a decade
The Office for National Statistics has released the latest numbers of deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales in 2020. Together with the recent statistics on alcohol-related deaths
Black Review recommends additional £1.78 billion for treatment and recovery
As noted previously Collective Voice strongly welcomes Dame Carol Black’s Independent Review of Drugs and its call for increased funding. In conversation with some colleagues we have noted confusion as
Government responds to the Black Review
The government has published its initial response to the second part of Dame Carol Black’s independent review of drugs. The second part of the Black Review made 32 recommendations that,
Collective Voice hosts webinar with Dame Carol Black
On Monday 12 July 2021 Collective Voice hosted a webinar with Dame Carol Black on the second part of her landmark independent review of drugs. We also heard from Rosanna
Collective Voice members respond to review of drugs
Last Thursday 8th July, the second part of Dame Carol Black’s landmark independent review of drugs was published. The review makes 32 wide-ranging recommendations that, if acted on, would signal
Independent Review advocates bold, new vision for drug addiction and recovery
PRESS RELEASE The second part of Dame Carol Black’s Independent Review of Drugs has been published, making radical recommendations for drug treatment, recovery and prevention and powerfully putting forward the
Collective Voice appoints new Independent Chair
Collective Voice is delighted to announce the appointment of Lea Milligan as its first Independent Chair. Lea is the Chief Executive of mental health research charity MQ. Collective Voice began
