The additional drug treatmentand rehabilitation money was allocated to drug action teams (DAT) on the basis of the quantified impact of DAT proposals on the three identified national prioritiesnamely: increasing the number of clients entering treatment; reducing waiting timesand increasing the range of interventions, and on evidence of deliverability withinagreed timescales.In terms of “evidence of deliverabilitywithin agreed timescales” we considered DAT performance to date and looked for clearlyplanned, well thought out proposals which included some indication of how the aimof the proposal would be achieved with timescales and a brief breakdown of cost.In particular we looked for proposals which complemented existing provision (i.e.filled a clearly identified and evidenced gap in existing services or provided additionalityto existing provision), proposals which demonstrated a strategic approach to developmentand proposals which had secured part-funding from elsewhere. The underlying principlesof Best...