DHSC has allocated strategy funding for drug treatment and recovery to local authorities on a phased basis over three years, with the areas suffering greatest harm receiving priority.52 Mr Trace told us there is no national system, with variations in the availability and quality of services, particularly in areas such as criminal justice diversion schemes.53 The NAO report showed wide variations across local areas on the number of people in treatment, with 98 out of 150 unitary authorities in England having 48% or more of the people who used opiates and/or crack cocaine not in treatment.54 Evidence from Changing Lives also highlighted concerns that every area was expected to be performing to the same level, despite some having less time to use additional new funding.55