RESEARCH / VERSION 1.1 / 16 OCTOBER 2026
Lincolnshire County Council
Recognises dependency as treatable and provides conditional paid treatment time alongside fitness and testing rules.
| Field | Evidence |
|---|---|
| Reference period | Document date not established |
| Coverage | England |
| Status | Published document examined; internal operation unconfirmed |
| Source-check date | 2026-10-14 |
| Document | Lincolnshire County Council — Healthy behaviours (substance use) support policy |
| Confidentiality | Presence: explicit; conditions: condition or scope recorded. Confidentiality subject to safeguarding and safety exceptions. [Source: Overview: Principles] |
| Voluntary disclosure | Presence: explicit; conditions: not separately assessed. Voluntary help encouraged and external treatment-related time off addressed. [Source: Other referrals: Employees voluntarily seeking assistance] |
| Treatment leave | Presence: explicit; conditions: condition or scope recorded. Reasonable paid treatment time requires cooperation and appointment evidence. [Source: Overview: Principles] |
| Relapse | Presence: not identified in reviewed scope; conditions: not applicable. No drug- or alcohol-specific repeat-treatment commitment identified. [Source: Other referrals: Unacceptable performance levels] |
| Return to work | Presence: explicit; conditions: condition or scope recorded. Temporary alternative role available for safety-critical work. [Source: Other referrals: Unacceptable performance levels] |
| Impairment and safety | Presence: explicit; conditions: not separately assessed. Treats dependency as illness but retains action for unsafe conduct or unacceptable performance. [Source: Principles; Unacceptable performance levels] |
| Occupational health | Presence: explicit; conditions: not separately assessed. Medical assessment, monitoring and support referrals described. [Source: Managing issues; Medical referral and monitoring] |
| Treatment-time routes | treatment time |
| Treatment pay | explicit paid time — Reasonable paid time requires cooperation and appointment evidence. |
| Treatment-pay check scope | Paid treatment-time statement only; other fields retain original source-check date. |
| Currency | Public availability does not confirm that this is the current operative HR policy. |
Presence and conditions
| Provision | Presence | Conditions / scope |
|---|---|---|
| confidentiality | explicit | Confidentiality subject to safeguarding and safety exceptions. |
| voluntary disclosure | explicit | not separately assessed |
| treatment leave | explicit | Reasonable paid treatment time requires cooperation and appointment evidence. |
| relapse | not identified in reviewed scope | not applicable |
| return to work | explicit | Temporary alternative role available for safety-critical work. |
| impairment safety | explicit | not separately assessed |
| occupational health | explicit | not separately assessed |
Interpretation limits
Policy date not displayed. Policy also covers gambling, smoking and weight; gambling relapse wording is not coded as a drug/alcohol provision. Written policy only.
Sources
- Healthy behaviours (substance use) support policy — See provision-level section locators.
Cite this record
Civil Liberties Action (2026). Recovery at work: Lincolnshire County Council. Record wp-lincolnshire, version 1.1, 2026-10-16. https://cla-political-finance.copperchime4.chatgpt.site/databases/releases/2026-10-16-v1.1/records/workplace/wp-lincolnshire.html
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