From immediate effect the Chemsex toolkit is now no longer available for delivery with new cases. It has been removed from the EPF Tool and no new NSIs within NDelius will be able to be opened.

For cases where delivery of materials from this toolkit is part way through, all delivery must be concluded ahead of 29 of July 2022, and PPs will need to close the Chemsex NSIs for existing, inflight cases no later than this date. The toolkits NSI will automatically closed by the NDelius team after this time.

A note alerting PPs to the date of removal for the NSI will be added onto the ‘maintenance banner’ within NDelius.

The decision was taken at the National Effective Interventions Panel and endorsed by the governance Board for toolkits – The Accredited Programmes and Interventions Delivery Strategy Board in 2022, not to approve the Chemsex toolkit for continued inclusion as part of the Approved Suite of Probation Practitioner Toolkits.

The materials content was recognised as having merit for re-purposing as a Probation Practitioner resource pack. It will provide practitioners with information and hints and tips to support work they undertake with people on probation where there is an offending related need linked to the use of chemsex drugs.

The resource pack will be made available on EQuiP for national use and more details will follow ahead of launch planned for Autumn 2022.

London region action

Ahead of the 29 July, London region should identify any existing cases where the chemsex toolkit is being delivered and finish this work and/or switch over to delivery from materials within the ASPPT.

Where work cannot be finalised ahead of 29^th July, practitioners should liaise with Stephen Morris Chemsex Lead in London (Stephen.Morris@justice.gov.uk) to discuss what alternative materials from approved toolkits or other main menu intervention offers might best support finishing any outstanding work on areas of assessed need.

For further information on Toolkits visit the Toolkits page on the Probation Hub