Written Question · S4W-24101 · Session 4
How much it will allocate to (a) Fife and Forth Valley, (b) Glasgow, (c) Lanarkshire, (d) Lothian and Borders, (e) Northern, (f) North Str…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government how much it will allocate to (a) Fife and Forth Valley, (b) Glasgow, (c) Lanarkshire, (d) Lothian and Borders, (e) Northern, (f) North Strathclyde, (g) Tayside and (h) South West Scotland Community Justice Authority in 2015-16 to help fund women’s justice support services.
The answer
The Scottish Government has identified an overall community justice budget for 2015-16 of £113.2 million – which includes over £95 million allocated under Section 27 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 to Community Justice Authorities (CJA) to deliver criminal justice social work services. I refer the member to the answer to her question S4W-24099 on 3 February 2014 which provides details of the allocation of funding to each CJA.
The allocation of funding each Community Justice Authority does not specify how much funding is to be allocated to support women offenders. Provision of funds to specific projects or areas of work is a matter for local community justice partners. Community Justice Authorities have the flexibility to allocate this funding as they see fit across their area, in accordance with their area action plans, and in the way they see as most appropriate to fulfil their statutory obligations and to reduce reoffending.
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The allocation of funding each Community Justice Authority does not specify how much funding is to be allocated to support women offenders. Provision of funds to specific projects or areas of work is a matter for local community justice partners. Community Justice Authorities have the flexibility to allocate this funding as they see fit across their area, in accordance with their area action plans, and in the way they see as most appropriate to fulfil their statutory obligations and to reduce reoffending.
All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-24101 by reference.