Criminal Justice Social Work court services
The service:
- provides information to sheriffs on people appearing before the courts
- offer Bail Supervision services to the courts
- take referrals for Criminal Justice Social Work Reports and submit completed reports
- undertake Stand Down Reports at the courts' request
- monitor the quality of reports provided to the courts
- identify vulnerable individuals who appear before the courts and, where necessary, provide relevant information to appropriate agencies such as prisons
- liaise with prisons and other agencies in relation to court business
- act as a link between the court and local office-based workers
- work in partnership with Sheriff Clerks, Procurator Fiscals, legal representatives and other court-based staff
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