On 13th April 2022 the Scottish Government launched its consultation on a revised version of the National Strategy for Community Justice. As the national public body tasked with monitoring, promoting and supporting improvement in the provision of community justice, we have drawn on our experiences over the last five years and our responsibilities under the…

Community Justice Scotland’s Response to the Consultation on a National Care Service In August 2021, the Scottish Government launched a public consultation on proposals for A National Care Service for Scotland.  Drawing on the findings of the Independent Review of Adult Social Care, the scope of proposals expanded to other areas, including community justice. Community…

On 15 November 2021, the Scottish Government launched a consultation on proposals for reform on the arrangements for Bail and Release from Custody in Scotland. Community Justice Scotland responded to the consultation in February 2022, highlighting the development of the proposals as key to progressing towards improving the lives of those in contact with the…

Community Justice Scotland were invited to participate in a roundtable evidence session at a meeting of the Scottish Parliament’s Criminal Justice Committee, held on 15th September 2021.  In advance of the session, CJS put together a written evidence piece highlighting the key policy points we think are most important in informing the development of youth…

In December 2020, Community Justice Scotland submitted a response to the Scottish Government’s consultation, “Equally Safe: A consultation on challenging men’s demand for prostitution, working to reduce the harms associated with prostitution and helping women to exit”. Read here

In October 2020, Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee invited Community Justice Scotland to submit evidence to inform their work on scrutiny of the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget 2021-22.  Community Justice Scotland submitted the following information. Read more.

In June 2020, Scottish Government opened a consultation on proposals to increase the age at which a child can be referred to the Principal Reporter.  The following sets out the full consultation response submitted by Community Justice Scotland in October 2020. Read here.

The Scottish Sentencing Council published a consultation on a draft guideline on the sentencing of young people convicted of an offence.  Community Justice Scotland welcomed the consultation on this vital area and submitted the following response. Read here.

In September 2020, Community Justice Scotland was invited to submit evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Equalities & Human Rights Committee in relation to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill. Read here.