There have been signs of progress in some areas.24 For example, local areas have recruited an extra 1,220 drug workers, exceeding the 3-year target already.25 In terms of disrupting the supply of drugs, over 2,000 county lines have been closed (exceeding the initial three-year target) and there have been 4,800 disruptions of criminal gangs (against a target of 8,800 by 2025).26 We also heard from Mr Lay and Ms Millar that the police are increasingly seeking to divert people to treatment or a drug awareness course, instead of a prosecution for drugs possession.27 The Home Office told us that the police had conducted 50,000 drug tests at the point of arrest.28