The RJC’s Restorative Service Quality Mark (RSQM), practitioner accreditation and Training Approval Scheme (TAS) recognise and support quality restorative practice. To give organisations the flexibility they need to apply for accreditation, the RJC is offering a buy now, apply later scheme.
Charlie Taylor’s review of the youth justice system, carried out on behalf of the Ministry of Justice, has published an interim report on initial findings. The review is examining what works to prevent youth crime and reoffending, how the youth justice system and services working with children can effectively work together, and whether the current youth justice system is fit for purpose.
David Cameron has announced major reforms to the prison system. These include more autonomy for prison governors, more transparency around reoffending rates for individual prisons, and a pilot of six new ‘reform prisons’. These changes are designed to reduce reoffending while keeping victims as a key priority of the justice system.
Jon Collins, the Restorative Justice Council’s chief executive officer, said:
The RJC has responded to the Justice Select Committee’s inquiry into restorative justice. As a key partner of the Ministry of Justice for the 2014 Restorative Justice Action Plan, as well as previous action plans, we have provided high-level insight into progress against the action plan.
Following consultation with our members, we have submitted an overarching view of the current state of restorative justice in England and Wales.
A couple of weeks ago I went to Liverpool to visit the impressive King David Primary, which is in the process of becoming a restorative school. I met some of the staff and was fortunate enough to sit in on a training session with a group of pupils. They were great - quickly grasping the social discipline window while simultaneously laughing at my southern accent and demolishing every biscuit in sight.
Portsmouth Youth Offending Team needs an enthusiastic and knowledgeable Youth Justice Practitioner, who would enjoy the challenge of working in this important service for Portsmouth’s children.
