LBCJA News
Lothian and Borders CJA is hosting two awareness sessions on the new Community Payback Order which are open to all organisations who are interested in: Hearing about the background to the new Order The legislation behind it How the new Order will work in practice The two sessions are on Thursday 30 September (morning and afternoon) and we are anticipating a high demand for the available 90 ... [more]
23/08/2010
Following the publication of the Chaotic Lives Report in 2009, development work is ongoing to take forward the recommendations from the Report. Lothian & Borders CJA established a Development post in partnership with its five local authorities with the key outcome being gender specific interventions for women offenders. One early outcome of the work of Kirsty Pate has been the evaluation o ... [more]
23/08/2010
In a joint project with the Community Justice Authority, Tom Pitt was seconded from Apex Scotland to research the employment services available for prisoners and ex-offenders across Lothian & Borders. Mr Pitt carried out his research across 2009 on a part time basis whilst working with Apex Scotland and his full report is available on request from either Apex Scotland Head Office or from t ... [more]
10/08/2010
Lothian and Borders CJA submitted their final draft Area Plan 2011-14 to Government on 28 May 2010, for approval. The plan will undergo a scrutiny process before it is submitted to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice in September 2010. This plan is a culmination of several planning meetings and surgeries which started in August 2009, attended by a wide range of partner agencies. From these meetin ... [more]
03/06/2010
Following a selection process to identify the most suitable projects to receive Growth funding and Women Offenders funding for this year, the CJA ratified the successful projects at their meeting on 22nd April 2010. A full list of the successful projects can be viewed or downloaded by clicking on this link Click here All projects will report to the CJA on a quarterly basis. If you would lik ... [more]
04/05/2010
The Life/Time Schools Outreach Project has been piloted throughout 2008-09 and has received excellent feedback from all the schools who have participated in it. The project is led by the Scottish Prison Service and is supported by a range of organisations including the Fire Brigade, Police, Procurator Fiscal, Families Outside and Lothian and Borders CJA. A formal launch was held on Thursday ... [more]
13/04/2010
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