CJS recently submitted a response to the Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee on pre-budget scrutiny. Read our full response here.

The disclosure regime in Scotland is complex and affected by a range of legislation including the recent Management of Offenders and Age of Criminal Responsibility Acts – that complexity creates confusion for many. Simplification of this landscape is critical to ensure that people with convictions are afforded opportunities to move on with their lives. It…

CJS recently submitted a response to the consultation on the new National Public Health body: ‘Public Health Scotland’, welcoming the creation of the new body and noting that as a new health board it should be considered to be a community justice partner under Section 13 of the Community Justice (Scotland) Act 2016. Read our…

Disclosure of past convictions has a major impact on a person’s access to employment, education and volunteering opportunities. People who have ‘ done their time’ whether in prison or in the community often find that the disclosure system, designed to protect the public, can also prevent people from moving on. The report by CJS Policy…

In its Programme for Government 2018-19, the Scottish Government stated that it would extend the presumption against short sentences from 3 to 12 months. In advance of the Scottish Statutory Instrument being laid in Scottish Parliament, the Justice Committee invited submissions of written evidence on the impact of the PASS since introduction, and the potential…

Scottish Government have asked CJS to develop a Framework for three years that focusses on good practice guidance for strategic commissioning, and advised that they hope to see effective delivery across community justice partners and partnerships by that time. They have also made a long term commitment to embedding joint strategic planning and delivery in…

Attached is a letter from CJS Chief Executive, Karyn McCluskey, in relation to the Scottish Government consultation on local connection and intentionality provisions homelessness legislation. Read here.

On 19 November 2018, Scottish Government launched a consultation on proposed reforms of the Parole Board for Scotland, aimed at improving the experience of victims in the parole process and to increase transparency.  Community Justice Scotland considered these reforms in collaboration with Wellbeing Scotland, a third sector organisation supporting people who have experienced significant trauma. …

CJS has submitted a brief response to the Scottish Government on its Prisoner Voting consultation following our Board meeting on 23 January 2019. Read our response here.

CJS has submitted a response to the Scottish Government on its Hate Crime consultation following our Board meeting on 23 January 2019. Read full response here.