Frontline Matters

'Inform, persuade and remind' report

This report sets out the findings of a project which looked into improving public confidence in the Criminal Justice System. 'Inform, persuade and remind' provides evidence of the link between understanding the system and having confidence in it.

Attendance of interpreters within the CJS

The national agreement document provides key guidance for all parties to criminal investigations and proceedings on the selection and treatment of interpreters within the Criminal Justice System. It replaces the National Agreement on Arrangements for the Attendance of Interpreters in Investigations and Proceedings within the Criminal Justice System (2002) and Home Office Circular 17/2006. Below, you will also find the terms and conditions for individuals providing face-to-face interpreting services at court for defendants and prosecution witnesses.

Guidance on communicating with deaf people

This leaflet provides guidance for police officers who have to deal with a deaf person – whether a victim, a witness, an offender or any other member of the public. It sets out practical advice to facilitate communication between them.

Prison Service Race Scrutiny Panel

The Prison Service Race Scrutiny Panel oversees the implementation of policies and procedures in all prisons to ensure that service providers are held to account form meeting requirements of the Race Relations Act 1976. The Panel identifies issues and priorities for NOMS and the Prison Service in relation to race issues in prisons and make recommendations for action. The Panel ensures that good practice is disseminated and where appropriate, informs delivery across the CJS against PSA targets. The Panel ensures that the Prison Service and NOMS responds appropriately to recommendations on race issues contained in:

• CRE formal investigation into the murder of Zahid Mubarek and racial equality in prisons
• Independent public inquiry into the death of Zahid Mubarek
• HMIP thematic report "Parallel Lives"

Government response to HASC report

In its response to Young Black People and the Criminal Justice System, a Home Affairs Select Committee Report, the Government describes how it is tackling the issues highlighted, and signals its commitment to build on this progress

Race for justice taskforce report

The Race for Justice taskforce report sets out a programme of reform for the way CJS agencies tackle hate crime.

Practice Orientated Package

The Practice Orientated Package is a diagnostic tool designed to assist forces in identifying the causes of disproportionality in Stop and Search figures.

Race and the CJS – an overview to the complete statistics

The report, Race and the Criminal Justice System: An overview to the complete statistics 2004-2005, is a key source document for communities, policymakers and practitioners across the Criminal Justice System. It presents a summary of the key findings from the annual report, Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System – 2005, which is published under section 95 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991.

The overview seeks to put into context what these statistics reveal about Black and Minority Ethnic groups' experiences of the CJS. Collectively these publications help those involved in the administration of justice avoid discrimination on the grounds of race. The overview report also includes a policy response on what is being done to address disproportionality where it is reported in the statistics. Please note: this overview report replaces the one published and withdrawn on 30 March 2006 and follows a full check on all the data included.

Developing statistics that drive change: implementing the Root and Branch Review of the Race and CJS Statistics

The race and Criminal Justice System statistics published under section 95 of the 1991 Criminal Justice Act are one of the main sources of information available on Black and Minority Ethnic groups' experiences across the Criminal Justice System, however since they were first published in 1992 they have developed incrementally. The Root and Branch Review, commissioned by the CJS Race Unit, OCJR, is the first time there has been a systematic examination of their collection, dissemination and use in the light of policy and legislative developments. Based upon the review the CJS Race Unit will be taking forward a major programme of work to develop the current statistics into a comprehensive set of management information that can be used drive performance in relation to race issues across the Criminal Justice System.

Statistics on race and the CJS

The report Race and the Criminal Justice System 2005 is an annual publication produced under section 95 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991. The aim of these publications is to help those involved in the administration of justice to avoid discrimination on the grounds of race. The documents represent the main source of information on Black and Minority Ethnic groups' experiences as suspects, offenders, victims and employees of the Criminal Justice System. Statistical information such as this has been published since 1992. The current publication reports on statistics from 2004/5 and can be accessed via the following link:

Fairness and equality on the CJS

Toolkit to help Local Criminal Justice Boards increase the confidence of the Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities they serve.

Planning for confidence

This interactive document has been designed to help Local Boards produce plans to increase public confidence and satisfaction in the CJS. This document is currently being updated.

Proposal for monitoring and tracking cases through the CJS

This paper puts the case for extending interagency monitoring and tracking project of BME cases through the CJS.