Redesigning the Community Justice System: Analysis of Consultation Responses

Annex 2: Responses to Question 1

Question 1 asked, for each of 15 key characteristics:

Which option(s) do you think is more likely to meet the key characteristics (set out on pages 15 and 16 of the Consultation) that, if integral to any new community justice system, are more likely to lead to better outcomes?

The tables below deal with the responses provided to each of the 15 elements of question 1. In each case, the data presented is a summary of the number of responses which contain "A", or "B", or "C".

1a. Strategic direction and leadership to drive forward performance improvements and deliver public services that protect victims and communities and meet the needs of people who offend.

Table 1. Summary of responses containing A, B or C for Q1a

	No.	% of all	% of those making a choice
Contains A	16	14%	22%
Contains B	55	49%	74%
Contains C	39	35%	53%
Not answered	38	34%

1b. A focus on prevention and early intervention

Table 2. Summary of responses containing A, B or C for Q1b

	No.	% of all	% of those making a choice
Contains A	16	14%	22%
Contains B	63	56%	85%
Contains C	23	21%	31%
Not answered	39	35%

1c. Better and more coherent person-centred opportunities for supporting desistance, which focus on developing the capacities and capabilities of offenders to enable them to make a positive contribution to their families and communities

Table 3. Summary of responses containing A, B or C for Q1c

	No.	% of all	% of those making a choice
Contains A	13	12%	18%
Contains B	60	54%	81%
Contains C	26	23%	35%
Not answered	39	35%

1d. Clearer lines of political, strategic and operational accountability for performance and mechanisms to support continuous improvement

Table 4. Summary of responses containing A, B or C for Q1d

	No.	% of all	% of those making a choice
Contains A	8	7%	11%
Contains B	50	45%	68%
Contains C	41	37%	55%
Not answered	37	33%

1e. Effective local partnership and collaboration that brings together public, third and private sector partners, including non-justice services, and local communities to deliver shared outcomes that really matter to people

Table 5. Summary of responses containing A, B or C for Q1e

	No.	% of all	% of those making a choice
Contains A	15	13%	20%
Contains B	62	55%	84%
Contains C	18	16%	24%
Not answered	37	33%

1f. Strategic commissioning of services that are based on a robust analysis of needs, evidence of what supports desistance and best value for money

Table 6. Summary of responses containing A, B or C for Q1f

	No.	% of all	% of those making a choice
Contains A	20	18%	27%
Contains B	53	47%	72%
Contains C	33	29%	45%
Not answered	37	33%

1g. A strong and united voice that represents community justice interests with the judiciary, public and media

Table 7. Summary of responses containing A, B or C for Q1g

	No.	% of all	% of those making a choice
Contains A	17	15%	23%
Contains B	43	38%	58%
Contains C	52	46%	70%
Not answered	38	34%

1h. Better data management and evaluation to assess organisational and management performance, including the impact of services

Table 8. Summary of responses containing A, B or C for Q1h

	No.	% of all	% of those making a choice
Contains A	14	13%	19%
Contains B	51	46%	69%
Contains C	40	36%	54%
Not answered	38	34%

1i. Involvement of service users, their families and the wider community in the planning, delivery and reviewing of services

Table 9. Summary of responses containing A, B or C for Q1i

	No.	% of all	% of those making a choice
Contains A	14	13%	19%
Contains B	67	60%	91%
Contains C	17	15%	23%
Not answered	37	33%

1j. Provision of an overview of the system as a whole, including consistency and breadth of service provision

Table 10. Summary of responses containing A, B or C for Q1j

	No.	% of all	% of those making a choice
Contains A	7	6%	9%
Contains B	45	40%	61%
Contains C	46	41%	62%
Not answered	38	34%

1k. Better integration between local partnership structures, services and organisations working with offenders and their families

Table 11. Summary of responses containing A, B or C for Q1k

	No.	% of all	% of those making a choice
Contains A	14	13%	19%
Contains B	64	57%	86%
Contains C	15	13%	20%
Not answered	37	33%

1l. A more co-ordinated and strategic approach to working with the third sector

Table 12. Summary of responses containing A, B or C for Q1l

	No.	% of all	% of those making a choice
Contains A	17	15%	23%
Contains B	54	48%	73%
Contains C	45	40%	61%
Not answered	37	33%

1m. A strategic approach to workforce development and leadership for criminal justice social work staff that is based on evidence of what supports desistance and builds expertise, capacity and resilience and encourages collaborative working with other professionals towards shared outcomes

Table 13. Summary of responses containing A, B or C for Q1m

	No.	% of all	% of those making a choice
Contains A	23	21%	31%
Contains B	50	45%	68%
Contains C	48	43%	65%
Not answered	39	35%

1n. Greater professional identity for community justice staff which builds on their existing values and provides well defined opportunities for career progression

Table 14. Summary of responses containing A, B or C for Q1n

	No.	% of all	% of those making a choice
Contains A	14	13%	19%
Contains B	52	46%	70%
Contains C	44	39%	59%
Not answered	40	36%

1o. Ability to follow innovation nationally and internationally, as well as develop and share evidence based good practice

Table 15. Summary of responses containing A, B or C for Q1o

	No.	% of all	% of those making a choice
Contains A	21	19%	28%
Contains B	48	43%	65%
Contains C	52	46%	70%
Not answered	40	36%