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Community Justice East Lothian helps people who have offended understand and change the causes of their behaviour. We support them to make positive changes, repay the community where appropriate, and reduce the likelihood of reoffending. Our aim is to protect the public, reduce harm, and help create safer communities.
The Community Justice Group have just published the first Community Justice Performance Report which details the Groups progress towards meeting the National Outcomes.
The Group carried out two self-assessment sessions at the beginning and end of 2024.
These self-assessment sessions have demonstrated that the Group have consistently achieved the Outcomes and that local activity is progressing the Outcomes.
You can see the progress in the table below:
| National Outcome | Reporting Year 2023-24 |
Reporting Year 2024-25 |
| 1. More people successfully complete diversion from prosecution | 9 | 9 |
| 2. More people in police custody receive support to address their needs | 8 | 9 |
| 3. More people are assessed for and successfully complete bail supervision | 8 | 9 |
| 4. More people access services to support desistence and successfully complete community sentences | 9 | 8 |
| 5. More people have access to, and continuity of, health and social care following release from a prison sentence | 9 | 9 |
| 6. More people have access to suitable accommodation following release from a prison sentence | 9 | 9 |
| 7. More people with convictions access support to enhance their readiness for employment | 8 | 8 |
| 8. More people access voluntary throughcare following a short term prison sentence | 9 | 10 |
| 9. More people across the workforce and in the community understand, and have confidence in, community justice | 9 | 8 |
A full copy of the report is available here:
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