COMMUNITY PLANNING ABERDEEN
Community Justice Group
‘Community Justice’ is all about tackling the causes of offending and supporting people who have committed crimes to move away from offending. For further information, or to make any comments about any aspect of the Justice System in Aberdeen, please email communityplanning@aberdeencity.gov.uk.
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Background
A new model for Community Justice came into effect in Scotland from 1st April 2017. This is underpinned by the Community Justice (Scotland) Act 2016. Responsibility for local strategic planning and delivery of community justice services transferred to ‘community justice partners’, as identified in the Act. ‘Community Justice Scotland’, a national body corporate, was also established.
In February 2022 the Scottish Government published its revised Justice strategy: The Vision for Justice in Scotland.
In June 2022 a revised National Strategy for Community Justice was launched. An action plan and guidance for partnerships will follow. A new Outcomes, Performance and Improvement Framework will follow in early 2023:
Community Justice Partners
The statutory Community Justice Partners in Aberdeen are
- Aberdeen City Council
- Aberdeen Health & Social Care Partnership
- Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service
- NHS Grampian
- Police Scotland
- Scottish Courts & Tribunals Service
- Scottish Fire & Rescue Service
- Scottish Prison Service
- Skills Development Scotland
ACVO, Aberdeen’s Third Sector Interface, is also a key partner representing third sector organisations involved in Community Justice. ACVO facilitates a Community Justice Forum for those organisations and has a dedicated Community Justice page on its website.
Improving Community Justice Outcomes in Aberdeen
Partners and stakeholders in Aberdeen have developed priorities to improve community justice outcomes. These form part of Community Planning Aberdeen’s Local Outcome Improvement Plan. The current Plan is being refreshed and is due for publication by April 2024.