Social and Community Services
Community Care and Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice
Scottish local authorities have a legal duty to provide criminal justice social work services. The Scottish Executive funds these services through a specific grant annually awarded to local authorities who must work to specific National Standards and Objectives.
The criminal justice team works with offenders to reduce re-offending by:- Assessing and managing the risk that a person might pose to the community
- Addressing their offending behaviour
- Working on problems that might be connected to offending behaviour
- Advice, information & assistance to courts, offenders & families
- Diversion from Prosecution Scheme
- Probation Order supervision
- Community Service supervision
- Attendance Order supervision
- Fine supervision
- Services to prisoners & families
- Parole supervision
- Risk assessment
- Victim support
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar criminal justice service works in partnership with other local authorities, statutory services and voluntary organisations as a member of Northern Community Justice Authority (CJA).
Community Justice Authorities were set up by the Scottish Government to ensure that a range of statutory and voluntary agencies work together to provide services that are aimed at reducing re-offending rates. The work done by the criminal justice team is set out in the law, in government guidelines and in the National Objectives and Standards for Social Work Services in the Criminal Justice System.
Contact Information
For more information and advice in respect of Community Care or Criminal Justice matters, please contact your local office shown in the Contact Page.
Emergency
If you need to contact us about an emergency when our offices are closed, please contact our Out of Hours Service on 01851 701702. They deal with emergencies for the whole of the Western Isles.
Please Note
These web pages are currently being reviewed and updated. For up to date information please Contact your local Social Work office.
