Policy Development
Bronze:
•Organisation has a drugs policy in place
•Policy addresses key issues including possession, use and supply of drugs, intoxication, paraphernalia, handling drugs and sharps, OD
•Organisation has consulted externally to have policy validated
•Policy is regularly reviewed
•Staff are inducted in to policy
•All service users have policy explained at intake
•Senior staff have had training in understanding and implementing policy
Silver:
 as above plus:
• policy development includes staff input
•Policy roll-out includes staff training
•Organisation has sought police endorsement of policy
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Gold:
As above plus:
•Policy was developed through consultation with staff service users and external bodies