Official meeting with Alcohol and Drug Partnerships (ADP’s): FOI release

Information requested

A note of any meetings (the time and the participants) between the First Minister and any Alcohol and Drug Partnerships (ADPs) from 21st May 2021 to 23rd August 2021 and a note of any meetings (the time and the participants) between Angela Constance, Minister for Drugs Policy, and any Alcohol and Drug Partnerships (ADPs) from 21st May 2021 to 23rd August 2021.

Response

The information you have requested is available from Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts - gov.scot (www.gov.scot). Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. However due to COVID-19 routine publishing has been slower than normal.

To answer your question, between the period of 21st May 2021 to 23rd August 2021, the First Minister has not met with any Alcohol and Drug Partnerships (ADPs).

Between the period of 21st May 2021 to 23rd August 2021, Angela Constance, Minister for Drugs Policy has met with the following representatives from Alcohol and Drug Partnerships (ADPs);

Date	ADP	Representatives	Topics covered
6 July 2021	Forth Valley ADPs	Cathie Cowan, CEO of NHS Forth Valley	Drug deaths, Implementation of Medication Assisted Treatment Standards implementation, Buvidal and workforce culture.
23 August 2021	South Ayrshire ADPs	Faye Murfet, ADP Coordinator Scott Hunter, ADP Chair	Drug deaths, Medication Assisted Treatment Standards, Residential Rehabilitation and joint working between ADPs and HSCP.
As part of a joint meeting with stakeholders to discuss residential rehabilitation, the Minister for Drugs Policy met with Carol Chamberlin, South Lanarkshire ADP on 23 June 2021.

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