# The Substance Misuse (Formulation and Implementation of Strategy) (Wales) Regulations 2007, Regulation 7: Strategic Assessments


A strategic assessment must include—
(a) an analysis of the levels and patterns of substance misuse in the area;
(b) an analysis of the changes in those levels and patterns since the previous strategic assessment;
(c) an analysis of why those changes have occurred;
(d) the matters which each responsible authority should prioritise when exercising its functions to combat substance misuse in the area;
(e) the matters which the persons living and working in the area consider that each responsible authority should prioritise when exercising its functions to reduce substance misuse in the area; and
(f) an assessment of the extent to which the partnership plan for the previous year has been implemented.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2007/3078/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/substance-misuse-formulation-and-implementation-of-strategy-wales-regulations-2007/regulation-7
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