Drug Interventions Programme
Drug Interventions Record (DIR)
This page provides information and reference materials to accompany the introduction of the revised suite of Drug Interventions Record (DIR) forms.
The 2007 DIR background guidance is a reference document for criminal justice drugs workers in the community and counselling, assessment, referral, advice and throughcare (CARAT) and clinical workers in prisons. They will use the revised drug interventions record (DIR) and associated forms (initial contact form, required assessment form, and activity form) as the key tool for continuity of care and monitoring and research in relation to the Drug Interventions Programme (CJITs and CARATs); and the substance misuse triage assessment form (prisons only). It includes the background to the purpose of the forms, together with an overview of the changes that have been made since the original DIR was introduced in 2005.
You can also access the 2009 filed-by-field guidance for completion guidelines and business rules for the DIR suite of forms.
The DAT, SMAT and prison codes provides the codes required to complete the forms.
2009 DIR Forms
The new DIR forms are coloured blue and green to distinguish them from those in use up to 31 March 2009. Separate initial contact and activity forms are used by CJITs and CARATs; RA - assessment forms are used by CJITs only; the drug interventions record (DIR) and continuity of care update form (CCU) are used by both CJITs and CARATs. The DIR forms reference guide shows when to use which form.
Additional supplies will be available to order via regional database teams (for non-intensive DATs and CARATs), and from Prolog (for intensive DATs).
The continuity of care update form (CCU) is a non-mandatory document, the purpose of which is to update personal client information if it has changed significantly from the information recorded on their DIR. This form was created following requests for a standardised form. It is designed to replace existing regional forms which serve the same purpose if required, although DATs, CSPs and CARATs are under no obligation to adopt this form. Unlike the rest of the forms it will not be printed and distributed centrally, so drug workers who wish to use it can download it from here and reproduce it locally.
Example forms
These forms should be ordered as previously advised. Please contact your government office if you are unsure of these processes. The forms attached below are specimens and should not be printed and used.
- drug interventions record (DIR) - this form is for use by the community and prisons. Unlike the coloured version of the form, the continuity of care and monitoring and research sections are on different pages, rather than side by side
- initial contact form – CJITs - this form is for use by the community only
- initial contact form - CARATs - this form is for use by prisons only
- RA – assessment form - this form is for use by the community only
- activity form – CJITs - this form is for use by the community only
- activity form - CARATs - this form is for use by prisons only
- continuity of care update form - this form is optional and can be used by both community and prisons workers.
