Publication - Advice and guidance

Justice Social Work Reports and Court-based Justice Social Work Services - Practice Guidance

Published: 5 May 2026
From: Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, +2 more … Director of Justice, Director-General Education and Justice
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Communities and third sector, Law and order, +2 more … Public safety and emergencies, Public sector
ISBN: 9781807751685

This guidance is to provide social workers and para-professionals working in justice social work (JSW) settings with an outline of their duties at this crucial point of a person’s entry into the justice system.

Supporting documents

Annex

The following Annexes are available to view in Word format from the Justice Social Work Reports and Court-based Justice Social Work Services - Practice Guidance - supporting documents page

Annex 1 – JSWR template and guidance notes

Annex 2 – Supplementary JSWR

Annex 3 – JSWR Audit Template

Annex 4 – Information sharing mandate form example

Annex 5 – Court information leaflet example

Annex 6 – Suicide/Self-harm pro-forma

Contact

Email: contactus@gov.scot

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