1. The Community Justice (Scotland) Act 2016: How can Third Sector Organisations Support Community Justice?
Hello, I’m Rose, I’m the Policy Development Lead for Community Justice Scotland. We are the national body providing leadership and support for the delivery of the new model for community justice. The purpose of this workshop is to tell you a bit more about the new model for community justice, and what that means for you as service providers, service users, employers and members of the community.

2. Introductions Hi! I’m Rose Community Justice Scotland is:
‘new’ national body for CJ (since 1st April 2017)
Lead on delivering National Strategy for Community Justice
Work with Statutory partners and 3rd sector to deliver improved outcomes for CJ

3. Questions to be answered today
What is Community Justice?
Why is it important for me?
Who should get involved, and how?

4. What is Community Justice?
Hard to define simply! Co-ordinated efforts by communities, local and national government, 3rd Sector, courts, police, NHS… et al. to shared outcomes for justice, and for people
Community Justice (Scotland) Act 2016
Dissolved previous Community Justice Authorities
Creation of national body, CJS, 1st April 2017
Delivery by local CJ partnerships
Supported by local co-ordinator
Statutory partners, and duty to engage 3rd sector in planning

5. Community Justice Outcomes
What does this mean?

6. Resilience Learning Partnership
How does it feel?
Why is C
Why is Community Justice important to me?: Why community justice is everyone’s concern
Shumela Ahmed
Resilience Learning Partnership

7. Case Study A Shannon (36) Shumela Ahmed Both care givers alcoholics
Witnessed extreme violence as a child
Left school age 14
Taken into care
Teenage pregnancy
Multiple convictions by age 19
Shumela Ahmed
Resilience Learning Partnership
Resilience Learning Partnership

8. Case Study B Jamie (31) Shumela Ahmed Both parents were addicts
Lived in a women’s refuge as a child
Left school age 15
Voluntary supervision order at home
Father aged 18
First custodial sentence aged 19
Shumela Ahmed
Resilience Learning Partnership
Resilience Learning Partnership

9. What do we think the future holds for Shannon and Jamie?
Results Looking Positive?
What do we think the future holds for Shannon and Jamie?
Shumela Ahmed
Shumela Ahmed
Resilience Learning Partnership
Resilience Learning Partnership
Resilience Learning Partnership

10. Real Life Paths Shumela Ahmed Shannon Jamie Shumela Jamal
Graduated 2018
Resilience Learning Partnership
Resilience Learning Partnership

11. Resilience Learning Partnership
The reality of getting it right and the consequences of getting it wrong:
Services
Education
Opportunities
Third sector role
Policy, strategy and legislation
Partnership working
Learning from our mistakes
Resilience Learning Partnership

12. Community Justice and the Third Sector
Who should be involved?

13. The Third Sector and the Community Justice Scotland Act
Defined broadly by Community Justice Act – those providing “services” or “representing or promoting interests” of people in contact with the community justice system
Includes work with people with convictions, their victims, their families
Previously estimated that about a third of ”justice” services provided by voluntary sector BUT:

14. New model broadens community justice and includes services relating to ‘complex needs to address’, which include:
Health
Mental Health
Availability of Suitable Housing
Education & Training
Relationships
Substance Misuse
Financial Difficulties
Attitudes to Offending
Employment

15. National Outcomes - Structural
Communities improve their understanding and participation in community justice
Partners plan and deliver services in a more strategic and collaborative way
Effective interventions are delivered to prevent and reduce the risk of further offending
People have better access to the services they require, including welfare, health and wellbeing, housing and employability

16. National Outcomes – Person-Centric
Life chances are improved through needs, including health, financial inclusion, housing and safety being addressed
People develop positive relationships and more opportunities to participate and contribute through education, employment and leisure activities
Individuals resilience and capacity for change and self-management are enhanced

17. Discussion Does your work tie in to community justice?
Does your work contribute towards community justice outcomes?

18. How can I get involved in Community Justice Locally?

19. In General: Local Community Justice Partnerships
One for each local authority area (generally)
Partnerships bring together local statutory partners and whoever else can contribute towards CJ outcomes
Each partnership is under a duty to engage and consult the third sector
Third sector identify as key partner in National Strategy for Community Justice
CJ Coordinators are central point of contact for each area

20. In Particular: Community Justice Outcomes Improvement Plans and Annual Reports
Community Justice outcomes Improvement Plans (CJOIPs) are the main vehicle for CJ planning (s19):
Assesses progress against outcomes
Identifies priority areas
Sets out action to be taken
In production of plan local partnerships must identify third sector and “make all reasonable efforts to secure the participation of such bodies in the preparation of the plan” (s20)
Participation statement must be submitted with CJOIP (s21)
Must consult when reporting on performance in relation to outcomes (“each third sector body involved in community justice in relation to the area”) (s23)

21. Thanks for your time Rose McConnachie, Community Justice Scotland
@ComJusScot
Shumela Ahmed, Resilience Learning Partnership
@ResilienceLear1
Chris McCully & Martha O’Carroll, Criminal Justice Voluntary Sector Forum
@CJVSF
Richard Thomson, Community Justice Policy Co-ordinator