The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) Annual Accounts from 2001-02 to 2008-09 record the number of staff employed by the NTA as:
Number 2001-02 27 2002-03 38 2003-04 79 2004-05 113 2005-06 137 2006-07 143 2007-08 173 2008-09 184
The activities of the NTA have increased significantly since its inception in 2001-02.
The NTA’s role and responsibilities now include the Integrated Drug Treatment System (IDTS), Drug Intervention Programme (DIP), National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS), National Alcohol Treatment Monitoring System (NATMS), and it has increased its capacity to support local delivery, including providing guidance and support to Drug Action Teams, ensuring they are able to provide drug misusers with a full range of services, as well as monitoring performance.