Useful documents
Restorative justice: policy and practice framework
Guidance on the practice of restorative justice (RJ) in Scotland in relation to adults and children.
This document sets out minimum standards and expectations against which RJ practice can be benchmarked, monitored and evaluated to ensure consistent delivery in line with RJ principles.
Restorative Justice Test Case Project summary report
Restorative Justice Test Case Project summary report
The project explored key themes in service delivery that require consideration and/or resolution in the future development of a nationally consistent restorative justice provision across Scotland. The findings will support a focussed approach to addressing needs and gaps identified by the project, which will build upon existing work towards achieving Scotland’s ambition of restorative justice being available to all those who wish to access it, and at a time that is appropriate to the people and case involved.
Restorative Justice Action Plan Annual Report 2024/2025
Restorative Justice Action Plan Annual Report 2024/2025
All annual and quarterly reports are on Community Justice Scotland website.
Mitigation and Risk in Restorative Justice
Mitigation and Risk in Restorative Justice
This report summarises key findings from our project which was funded by the Scottish Government, in support of the Scottish Government’s Restorative Justice Action Plan (Scottish Government 2019).
Guidance from the Scottish Government, 13 October 2017
Delivery of restorative justice in Scotland: guidance
Document outlining key principles of restorative justice and providing guidance for service providers and facilitators
Action plan from the Scottish Government, 28 June 2019
Restorative justice: action plan
Restorative Justice Forum (Scotland)
The aims and activities of the Forum
Restorative Justice in Scotland
This toolkit is aimed at people involved in designing, setting up or extending restorative justice services in Scotland. It contains useful advice, questions, checklists and templates that should assist people to think through the potential need for restorative justice in their areas, and how such services might be structured and operate, as well as how risk assessments might be undertaken, and how data may be collected from participants, stored and analysed. The toolkit is free to download and use.
CYCJ (CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S CENTRE FOR JUSTICE) (2018) PRACTICE GUIDANCE
A Guide to Youth Justice in Scotland: policy practice and legislation
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT ACTION PLAN 2020-21
Restorative Justice Action Plan Annual Report 2020-21
