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SUMMARY:Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) - Family Drug and Alc
 ohol Courts
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DESCRIPTION:NDM9297\nTom Montgomery (Clwyd)\nTo propose that the Senedd:\n
 1. Regrets that there has been\nno Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) in
  Wales since November 2023.\n2. Notes recommendation 35 in\nthe Justice in
  Wales for the People of Wales report from October 2019 that\nFamily Drug 
 and Alcohol Courts should be established in Wales.\n3. Acknowledges the\nr
 ecommendation in the Evaluation of the Family Drug and Alcohol Court in Wa
 les\npilot report from March 2024 that plans to scale FDAC further in Wale
 s should\nprogress.\n4. Welcomes the findings from\nthe trial in Wales tha
 t:\na) parents were overwhelmingly\npositive about their experience of bei
 ng involved in FDAC proceedings\;\nb) the number of parents\nmisusing subs
 tances at the start of FDAC proceedings decreased from 83 per cent\nto 54 
 per cent\; and\nc) the number of children in the\ncare of one or both of t
 heir parents more than doubled.\n5. Calls on the Welsh Government\nto:\na)
  deliver on the recommendation\nto progress with creating FDACs across Wal
 es\;\nb) ensure that FDACs form a part\nof a strategy that helps keep chil
 dren out of care\; and\nc) learn from the experience of\nthe 13 specialist
  FDAC teams currently in operation\, working in 18 courts and\nsupporting 
 families in 35 local authorities in England.\nJustice in\nWales for the Pe
 ople of Wales\nEvaluation\nof the Family Drug and Alcohol Court in Wales p
 ilot\nCo-submitters\nNatasha Asghar (Casnewydd Islwyn)\nJane Dodds (Bryche
 iniog Tawe Nedd)\nSarah Cooper-Lesadd (Pen-y-bont Bro\nMorgannwg)\nSupport
 ers\nView full\nlist of supporters. View Source: https://business.senedd.w
 ales/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=908&MId=16314
LOCATION:Y Siambr - Y Senedd\n
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