Justice Committee. Inquiry into the role and purpose of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. Supplementary written submission from Sacro

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1 Justice Committee Inquiry into the role and purpose of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service Supplementary written submission from Sacro Sacro provides restorative justice services (youth and/or adult) in the following services: Aberdeen Dumbarton Dundee Falkirk (currently delivered from Larbert) Kirkcaldy Kirkintilloch Motherwell Perth Service Name and location Referral Numbers Youth Restorative Justice (Aberdeen City) Aberdeen City Council This service is for anyone who has been harmed or affected by the offending or anti-social behaviour of young people between the age of 8 and 17 years. 8 to 17 year olds Police cases are reported to the Children s Reporter, or are passed to a multi-agency group. The service can accept cases as an alternative to, or from, a Children s Hearing as well as from antisocial behaviour teams, social workers, schools, Procurators Fiscal or any other multi-agency group. It is also possible for young people to refer themselves directly if they have experienced harm from another s actions. 2014/15: 72 referrals 2015/16: 134 referrals 1

2 Adult Restorative Justice including transition (Aberdeen City) Aberdeen City Council Aberdeen City Council and Sacro will work in partnership to provide a positive alternative as a Diversion from Prosecution service in the form of a restorative Justice Service This service provides opportunities for people to take responsibility for their offence and make amends to the people harmed by their offence through the Mediation and Reparation Service. The service will largely operate under Restorative Justice principles. 16 to 17 year old Transitions & 18 years olds + Pre Referral Screening Group/Multi Agency Meeting Youth Justice Management Unit 2014/15: Residential Unit 2015/16: Other (possibly SCRA/Schools/Social Work) Referral Numbers 2014/15: 90 (20 Adult, 70 Transition) 2015/16: Community Based Reparation cases (1 Adult, 55 Transition) 2

3 Youth Justice Service (Dumbarton and Kirkintilloch) West Dunbartonshire Council and East Dunbartonshire Council The service will: support young people to take responsibility for their actions and address the harm that has been caused; acknowledge person harmed and deliver a high quality service to both young person, person harmed and wider community and engage in individual work with young people responsible to address specific issues. 8 to 17 year olds West Dunbartonshire Early and Effective Intervention (EEI) for young people up to 16. Whole Systems Approach (WSA) for diversion for young people age 16 and 17. East Dunbartonshire EEI for young people up to 17 year olds. Referral Numbers 2014/15: West Dunbartonshire East Dunbartonshire EEI/WSA - 35 EEI 6 SCRA 1 14 Individual work (social work/school) 2015/16: West Dunbartonshire East Dunbartonshire EEI/WSA - 43 EEI Individual work from social work 3

4 Dumfries Youth Justice Dumfries & Galloway Council Early & Effective Intervention for young people involved in offending. Under 18 year olds Social Work, EEI, Multi agency meetings Referral Numbers 2014/15: /16: 219 4

5 Dundee Youth Justice Dundee City Council This service provides a restorative justice service to Dundee. It encourages young people to take active responsibility for the effects of their behaviour on to not only those harmed, but themselves their families and the wider community. The service aims to reduce the rates of offending and cause for concerns. It aims to provide an opportunity for young people to learn about the effects of their behaviour underpinned by an "early intervention approach. The service also supports young people involved in anti-social behaviour to prevent escalation to offending behaviour and consequently enter the youth justice system. 8 to 18 year olds Dundee Early and Effective intervention group Young person on supervision diverted from the Children's Hearing System Council's Anti-social behaviour team, Education, PF, Locality Child Care Children and Families Teams Referral Numbers 2014/15: 141 Person Responsible(PR) & 31 Person Harmed (PH) = /16: 90 (PR) & 18 (PH) = 108 and 95 young people involved in groupwork 5

6 Service Name /Location Restorative Justice, Restorative Anti-Social Behaviour Service, Crisis intervention Service (2014/15: Grangemouth, 2015/16: Stenhousemuir, Larbert). Funder details Restorative Justice funded by Children s Services, Falkirk Council. ASB funded by Corporate Services, Falkirk Council. Crisis Intervention Service funded by Children s Services, Falkirk Council. Aim/scope of service Target age The services are carried out within a multi-agency framework to support young people involved in low to medium offending behaviour within the community. They also support young people involved in antisocial behaviour to prevent escalation to offending behaviour and consequently enter the youth justice system. Support is individually tailored by the needs and risks of the young person but will include restorative justice interventions with the person harmed and if this cannot be achieved a Victim Awareness Programme will be undertaken. The Crisis Intervention Service is an Out of Hours Service in partnership with the Emergency Duty Team and Sacro Youth Justice Team to support young people up to the age of 18 years taken into custody or removed from their home at short notice. 8 to 18 year olds Referral Routes Youth Justice Referral Group, High Schools, Anti-social Behaviour Tactical Group, Children s Hearing System, Children and Families Social Work Departments, Community Safety Team, Housing. Referral numbers 2014/15: /16: 168 6

7 Service Name Location Funder details Aim/scope of service Target age Referral Routes Referral numbers Fife Youth Justice Service (Kirkcaldy) Fife Council The service provides a constructive method of addressing offending behaviour by children/young people within the community, diverts young people from formal measures of intervention and gives the Person Harmed a decision making and participative role within the youth justice process whilst supporting them to participate. 8 to 17 year olds and 11 months old Youth Offender Management group, Community Safety Team, Whole Systems, social work, Children s Hearing System, SCRA 2014/15: 252 (young person) and 89 (PH) 2015/16: 237 (young person) and 74 (PH) 7

8 Kilmarnock Early & Effective Intervention North Ayrshire Council The service provides early and effective Intervention for young people involved in offending. Under 18 year olds EEI PF Diversion Referral Numbers 2014/15: /16: 17 (PF Diversion), 19 (EEI ) Service Name and location Kilmarnock Procurator Fiscal Groupwork South Ayrshire Council and North Ayrshire Council (2014/15) South Ayrshire Council (2015/16) The service provides early & effective Intervention for young people involved in offending. Referral Numbers Under 18 year olds 2014/15: PF Diversion (16-17½) 2015/16: PF Diversion / EEI 2014/15: 37 (April 2014 Nov 2014 only due to local authority holding referral numbers) 2015/16: 28 (PF Diversion), 1 (EEI) 8

9 Funder details and aim/scope of service Target Group CJSW etc) Number of Referrals Adult RJ Lanarkshire (Motherwell) North Lanarkshire Council and South Lanarkshire Council Restorative Justice (RJ) provides an alternative to prosecution where a minor criminal offence was committed, harm was done, and where both the Person Responsible (offender) and Person Harmed (victim), are willing to do what it takes to repair that harm. Only those aged 16 years and over can participate as Persons Responsible, though there is no age barrier to Persons Harmed. Procurator Fiscal 2014/15: 57 (PR) and 90 (PH) 2015/16: 59 (PR) and 76 (PH) 9

10 Perth Youth Justice Service Perth and Kinross Council The service encourages young people to take active responsibility for the effects of their behaviour not only to those harmed, but themselves, their families and the wider community. The service aims to reduce the rates of offending and cause for concerns and provides an advocacy service. It supports young people involved in anti-social behaviour to prevent escalation to offending behaviour and consequently enter the youth justice system. 8 to 21 year olds Children's Hearing System Procurator Fiscal Anti-social behaviour team, Education, Social Work Referral Numbers 2014/15: 96 (PR) and 33 (PH) = /16: 81 (PR) and 21 (PH) =