CJVSF Resources & Publications
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12 May 2026CJVSF responds to a call for views, raising concerns about new pressures in the third sector and an urgent need for a shift in investment.
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12 May 2026CJVSF responds to a call for views on financial challenges in the criminal justice sector and priorities for the next budget settlement.
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12 May 2026CJVSF responds to a 2025 consultation on proposals to change the release point so that those eligible individuals are released after serving 30% of their sentence.
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12 May 2026CJVSF responds to a 2025 call for evidence from the Independent Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission.
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12 May 2026CJVSF responds to the Scottish Government's consultation on the long-term prisoner release process, sharing members' concerns about the transfer of pressures to community services.
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6 February 2024The Annual Outcomes Report 2022-23 sets out Community Justice Scotland's assessment of community justice activity that took place across Scotland. This is CJVSF's feedback on their assessment.
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5 October 2023CJVSF's response to ‘A Human Rights Bill for Scotland: Consultation’.
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20 September 2023CJVSF response to the Criminal Justice Committee's Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-2025.
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25 November 2022In July 2021, the Criminal Justice Voluntary Sector Forum (CJVSF) and the Community Justice Network held a joint discussion event to explore current Third Sector engagement with local Community Justice Partnerships (CJPs). This paper summarises the key themes and points emerging from these discussions and identifies actions for further improving Third Sector engagement with local Community Justice Partnerships.