Item 10 - Community Justice Partnership Update
West Dunbartonshire Council · 16 November 2023
Back to Community Planning West Dunbartonshire Management Board — 16 November 2023 and its agenda
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Management Board Meeting Community Planning Partnership Highlights and Issues Report FOR INFORMATION ONLY X FOR DECISION Name of Partnership Community Justice Partnership Date of report 07/11/2023 Name and email of lead contact Lesley.James@west-dunbarton.gov.uk 1 Highlights of activity and progress since last meeting Community Justice Outcome Across Scotland: West Dunbartonshire Annual Return Key Priority Areas: • ‘Arrest Referral Scheme’: Pilot and Learning Report. Community Justice Partnership (CJP) is working in partnership with the Alcohol & Drugs Partnership (ADP) to consider the future direction of the scheme. • The CJP is working closely with the ADP to implement and embed the MAT Standards across the locality. • ‘Caledonian System’: The Caledonian System is an integrated approach to addressing domestic abuse. It combines a court-ordered programme for men, aimed at changing their behaviour, with support services for women and children. The system is currently being embedded within Justice Services with staff training underway. • A Strategic Needs and Strengths Assessment is being undertaken to map and scope the landscape across other priority areas identified in the report: • Through Prosecution • At Court • Community Sentences • Custody to Community • Youth Justice • VAWG – shared priorities and outcomes • Trend Data analysis (2017-2023) The CJP will seek to implement the Community Justice Scotland: Performance Framework Tool to further support this activity. ITEM 10
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• The CJP is currently developing the local Community Justice Outcome Improvement Plan (CJOIP) which will seek to consolidate the strategic direction of the partnership; strengthen and foster partnership working inclusive of third sector partners and; work towards a targeted and focused delivery plan that supports unified outcomes with key strategic partnerships across WD. • Reach Advocacy have been commissioned to undertake a survey with community justice service users in WD, to help better understand how we can improve service provision across the local authority. • The CJP is committed to raising awareness and raising the profile and understanding of the partnership across the locality. The CJP are considering a communication strategy as part of this activity. Appendix 1 2 Outline of any issues/risks and how these are being managed Issues or risk will be identified assessed in the Strategic Needs and Strengths Assessment, reported to the CJP in the first instance and escalated through governance procedures where appropriate. Management of issues/risk will be identified in the CJOIP and associated delivery plans. 3 Outline of the main outputs expected before next meeting Progress update reporting in each area. 4 What are your requirements of partners in the Community Planning Management Board to achieve the outcomes of the DIG? To support the CJP to deliver locally on the’ National Strategy for Community Justice’ https://www.gov.scot/publications/national-strategy-community-justice-2/
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To support the CJP with the uncertainty (nationally) regarding funding and budgets to support the local delivery of the strategy. 5 Please outline any good news story you wish to share Our recruitment of appointment of the Full Time Co-ordinator is now in post Dominique Haggerty. Caledonian Launch in West Dunbartonshire took place on the 25th October attended by a wide range of partners and supported by the Justice National Caledonian Implementation Team.