Lothian and Borders Community Justice Authority

CJA Meeting

Thursday 25th September 2014

Newbattle Abbey College

AGENDA

Key outcomes of CJA Board meeting

1)  Build an understanding of public protection arrangements across Lothian and Borders.

2)  Secure approval for CJA Annual report for 2013/14.

3)  Provide board with briefing on key performance areas, including latest reconviction rate.

4)  Highlight key risk to CJA performance and explore proposal for supporting partnerships.

5)  Provide board with quarterly report and update on budgetary cycle.

6)  Build understanding of the current challenges emerging from national policy including next stage in the future shape of community justice.

Briefing for Members: Public Protection arrangements across Lothian and Borders

by Bob Thompson, MAPPA Coordinator, Lothian and Borders.

Declaration of interest

1. WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS

2.  APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

No. / AGENDA ITEM / Report / Annexes
3. / PREVIOUS MINUTE
3.1 / Note of previous Learning and Innovation Workshop (May 2014) on Victims and Witnesses / Verbal update from Rob Strachan, Chief Officer
4. / MATTERS ARISING / Verbal update from Rob Strachan, Chief Officer
May 2014 Board
4.1 / Explore sustainable funding position for Serious Offender Liaison Service.
4.2 / Explore whether data is available on effectiveness of drug treatment. / See performance report 5.2.
4.3 / Seek feedback from Police Scotland on housebreaking and reoffending performance. / See performance report 5.2.
February 2014 Board
4.4 / That Members provide robust and honest feedback on performance and scrutiny, through the survey of members to be led by Steve Cairns;
That there be regular updating for Board Members on improvement planning for the CJA’s performance framework which would address the key issues highlighted by partners;
4.5 / That the CJA would adopt the handling strategy and that the Chief Officer continues to provide the board with updates on community justice reform.
4.6 / Chief Officer to work with the Councils on an agreed assurance and risk based process once the national process has been put in place, to avoid duplication
4.7 / Explore the potential for Peer Support arrangements for CPPs in the course of the transitional period.
Share feedback from the peer review of the CJA Learning & Improvement work.
5. / CJA GOVERNANCE, PLANNING AND
PERFORMANCE (Priorities and Statutory
Functions)
5.1 / Reducing reoffending planning cycle update: Area Plan, Annual Reducing Reoffending Action Plan and Council Action Plans. / Report by Rob Strachan, Chief Officer on Annual Report /
5.2 / Community Justice Performance Report / Report and verbal briefing by Rob Strachan, Steve Cairns and lead Directors
5.34 / Update on HMYOI Polmont: follow up inspection report and update on Young People Leaving Polmont Protocol / Report by Cristina Ayala and Jim Dustan, SPS on inspection report.
Protocol update by Margaret Brewer and Cristina Ayala. /
5.4 / Lothian and Borders Framework for Families affected by the Criminal justice System / Verbal update by Rob Strachan, Chief Officer
5.5 / Justice services for women / Verbal update by Service Managers
5.6 / Reconviction rates in Lothian & Borders CJA 2011-12 Offender Cohort / Report by Steve Cairns
5.7 / Logic modelling and research on performance managing community justice / Verbal update by Rob Strachan, Chief Officer
6. / FINANCE
6.1 / S27 Quarterly Report / Report by Craig Fraser / Report to follow on 18th September
6.2 / Audit Scotland Update / Verbal update by Allister Perston
7. / POLICY ROUND UP
7.1 / Redesigning Community Justice / Verbal update by Rob Strachan, Chief Officer
7.2 / Scottish Prison Service: organisational review and the consultation on purposeful activities / Verbal update by Jim Dustan, SPS and Rob Strachan
7.2 / Health inequalities strategy by NHS Lothian / Verbal update by Rob Strachan, Chief Officer
8. / AOB
9. / Date of Next Meeting – 20th November 2014 at Newbattle Abbey College
Innovation and Learning Workshop – ‘Performance managing community justice: the partnership experience across Scotland and internationally’
10.30am until 1pm (open invitation).
19th February 2015 – young people in the justice system (contributions from Ellie Roy (Former Chief Executive of Youth Justice Board for England and Wales), Becki Lancaster (evaluation lead for Protocol) and Margaret Brewer (Chiar of Lothian and Borders Group for the Young People Leaving Polmont Protocol).
21st May 2015 – launch of the families affected by the justice system framework with Nancy Loucks, Chief Executive of Families Outside and Chair of CJA Families Outcomes Group. Other speakers tbc.
20th August 2015 – prolific offenders. Speakers tbc.