Community Justice Partnership
Working together to improve community justice
Our Community Justice Partnership works with people before and after they go through the justice system. We aim to prevent crime, support people to make positive changes, and help them settle safely back into the community. We bring local services together so we can respond earlier, reduce reoffending and improve outcomes for everyone in South Lanarkshire.
What we do
We work with partners across South Lanarkshire to:
- prevent and reduce further offending
- tackle the issues that lead people to offend
- support people leaving prison or serving community sentences
- help people rebuild their lives and contribute to their community
- improve public understanding of community justice
- plan services together in partnership and use evidence to guide what we do
- make sure everyone has fair access to the help they need
Who is involved
The partnership meets every three months. Members include:
- South Lanarkshire Council
- South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership
- Police Scotland
- Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
- NHS Lanarkshire
- Scottish Prison Service
- Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
- Sheriff Clerk’s Office
- South Lanarkshire Alcohol and Drug Partnership
- Skills Development Scotland
- VASLan
- Several third sector organisations, including RegFX and Families Outside
Our plans and reports
Our work follows the South Lanarkshire Community Justice Outcome Improvement Plan 2024–2029, which sets out how we will improve community justice over the next five years.
You can download:
- Community Justice Partnership Annual Report 2023–2024
- Community Justice Communication and Engagement Strategy 2022–2025, which explains how we share information