The Crime & Disorder Act 1998, as amended by the Police Reform Act 2002, requires responsible authorities to undertake an audit every three years and then implement a strategy to reduce crime and disorder and combat the misuse of drugs in every district council or unitary authority area. Originally, the responsible authorities consisted of the police service, district councils and county councils but have now been extended to include police authorities, fire authorities and primary care trusts. The Act led to the creation of 376 Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs) in England and Wales. There are 7 such CDRPs in the Nottinghamshire county area (Ashfield, Bassetlaw, Broxtowe, Gedling, Mansfield, Newark and Sherwood; and Rushcliffe). Nottinghamshire County DAAT has a place on each of these CDRP's at both strategic and tactical levels. Each CDRP ensures that their work is informed and involves key organisations from the public, private, community and voluntary sectors to undertake this statutory duty right across their respective Boroughs/District - this includes key service providers working in the drug and alcohol field i.e. Hettys; WAM; Livin IT; Let's Build etc.

Each of the CDRPs produced their third Crime and Disorder and Drugs Strategy in 2004/05, which went live on 1st April 2005 running through to 31st March 2008. These strategies set out what these partnerships aim to achieve over the next three years and identifies the priorities and targets that will help to achieve the partnership’s vision.