Abstract
This report, commissioned by the London NTA, represents the first detailed examination there has been into the use of drug treatment services by newly arrived populations. The report was commissioned in response to requests from providers, commissioners and local authorities, and was also a recommendation from the NDTMS Analysis Stakeholder Consultation held on 16 th March 2006. The work is intended to facilitate better needs assessment, and therefore better planning of drug treatment services in London. This analysis provides a snapshot of existing legislation, policy and some early headline statistics over a short period of time. It was not intended to provide a robust measure of the rate of change within the population using services.