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People with a learning disability, autism or both: Liaison and Diversion managers and practitioner resources
- Authors:
- NHS ENGLAND, NHS IMPROVEMENT
- Publishers:
- NHS England, NHS Improvement
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 22
- Place of publication:
- London
Guidance for practitioners in Liaison and Diversion services who are working with people with learning disability, autism or both. It aims to support practitioners to anticipate and prevent discrimination against people with learning disabilities, which could put them at a significant disadvantage when trying to navigate the youth or criminal justice system. The guidance includes information on identifying and screening people with learning disability or autism and providing relevant support. It also lists recommended actions in relation to service development and how best to supporting the needs of people with a learning disability. Case studies of individuals illustrate the practical impact of effective Liaison and Diversion interventions. A list of relevant resources is also included. (Edited publisher abstract)
Liaison and diversion services: embedding the role of learning disability nurses
- Author:
- SHAW Vanessa Louise
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, 7(2), 2016, pp.56-65.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to improve the health and criminal justice outcomes for people who come into contact with the criminal justice system. People with learning disabilities (LD) are particularly vulnerable to health and social inequalities within the criminal justice system. Design/methodology/approach: Using examples from practice, this paper discusses some of the challenges and achievements experienced by a LD nurse employed within a liaison and diversion service within the North-West of England. Findings: Whilst the specific functions of liaison and diversion practitioners are detailed by National Health Service (NHS) England (2014), complexities in communication, multi-disciplinary working and role recognition affect the embedment of the role in practice. Research limitations/implications: The implications for practice are identified and recommendations for further research made. These seek to evaluate the impact of liaison and diversion services from the perspectives of LD nurses within liaison and diversion services, people with LD, their families and the wider multi-disciplinary team. Originality/value: NHS England (2015) are in the process of evaluating of liaison and diversion services. This paper adds to the evaluation by discussing the experiences of a LD nurse within a liaison and diversion service through the inclusion of activity data and illustrative examples. (Edited publisher abstract)
Keys to diversion: best practice for offenders with multiple needs
- Author:
- DURCAN Graham
- Publisher:
- Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 28
- Place of publication:
- London
Liaison and diversion services aim to identify and support people with mental health problems, learning difficulties and other vulnerable people in police stations and courts. This report identifies the key elements of successful liaison and diversion services in six services based in Lewisham, Manchester, Portsmouth and in Plymouth, Bodmin and Truro. The findings are based on visits to sites, interviews with staff, service users, and partners. It finds that the most successful teams offer support for a wide range of a person’s needs, they build packages of support from a range of local agencies, and they stay in touch with people after they have been referred to other services. The report then makes recommendations for NHS commissioners and liaison and diversion services. (Edited publisher abstract)
Adult defendants with learning disabilities and the criminal courts
- Authors:
- TALBOT Jenny, JACOBSON Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, 1(2), July 2010, pp.16-26.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Following on the Prison Reform Trust’s ‘No One Knows’ programme (2006-2009) briefing papers were published (Appendix 1). This paper acknowledges that 5-10% of offenders in the UK are people with learning disabilities (LD) and have few provisions made to ensure that they understand and can participate effectively in the criminal justice proceedings of which they are a part. These authors advise that if people with LD cannot participate effectively, prosecution is often deemed inappropriate and they may be diverted from criminal justice into health care. This article defines the legal framework in terms of the ‘fitness to plead’, ‘right to a fair trial’, ‘Disability Discrimination Act 2005’ and the inclusion agenda. It also details defendants’ own accounts of court experiences. The article then describes measures, such as liaison and diversion schemes, which could be put into place to support and maximise defendants’ changes of participating effectively in the law courts. A final section entitled ‘court disposals’ deals with outcomes is terms of diversion away from the criminal justice system, using the Mental Health Act 1983, as amended in 2007. These authors claim, in terms of statutory provision, a lack of parity between vulnerable witnesses and vulnerable defendants, and in the absence of effective screening procedures to identify defendants’ LDs, support needs often go unrecognised and unmet.
Vulnerable defendants in the criminal courts
- Author:
- EPSTEIN Rona
- Journal article citation:
- Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 13.3.10, 2010, pp.152-153.
- Publisher:
- LexisNexis Butterworths
- Place of publication:
- London
A report by the Penal Reform Trust, Vulnerable defendants in the criminal courts, reviewed the support in the court system for adults with learning disabilities and the provision of support for children. It has found that an unwieldy justice system is undermining the ability of thousands of vulnerable adults and children to understand what is happening to them in court.
Relative justice: the experiences and views of family members of people with particular needs in contact with the criminal justice and liaison and diversion services
- Author:
- TALBOT Jenny
- Publisher:
- Prison Reform Trust
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- vi, 43
- Place of publication:
- London
Presents the findings from a consultation designed to inform the development of liaison and diversion services prior to national roll out in 2017. The consultation consisted of four focus groups, involving between 24 and 48 family members and carers of people with particular needs in contact with criminal justice - two focus groups were held in the north of England and two in the south. Liaison and diversion is a process whereby people of all ages with mental health problems, learning disabilities, substance misuse problems or other vulnerabilities are identified and assessed as early as possible as they pass through the criminal justice system. The report discusses the five main themes which emerged in the consultation, including: support for families; meeting families’ needs; awareness of, and contact with, liaison and diversion services; confidentiality; and awareness training. Family members in this study who were in contact with liaison and diversion services spoke highly of the ongoing support both they and their families received. Whether through direct experience, or having heard about liaison and diversion by participating in this study, all family members welcomed the idea that such services could help to facilitate access to information and support. (Edited publisher abstract)
The Bradley report five years on: an independent review of progress to date and priorities for further development
- Authors:
- DURCAN Graham, et al
- Publisher:
- Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 35
- Place of publication:
- London
This report examines progress made in the support offered to people with mental health problems and people with learning difficulties in the criminal justice system in the five years since the publication of the Bradley Report (DH, 2009a). It focuses on the impact of liaison and diversion interventions and argues that while clear evidence of benefits remains unavailable, there is sufficient evidence to justify further service development and research. And there is growing evidence of the importance of liaison and diversion for children and young people. The report reviews what has been achieved so far, and what remains to be done, under the major headings of the Bradley Report, including: prevention and early intervention; police custody; courts; prisons and resettlement; and partnership working. The five years since the Bradley Report was published have seen concerted action to improve support for people with mental health problems and those with learning difficulties in the criminal justice system. This report argues that this will need to be sustained for at least another five years to put the vision into practice nationwide. (Edited publisher abstract)
The Bradley report: Lord Bradley's review of people with mental health problems or learning disabilities in the criminal justice system
- Author:
- BRADLEY Keith
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 171p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This independent review was commissioned to examine the extent to which offenders with mental health problems or learning disabilities could, in appropriate cases, be diverted from prison to other services and the barriers to such diversion. The review incorporates the range of mental health problems and learning disabilities across the whole of the criminal justice system. It includes recommendations to government including the organisation of effective liaison and diversion arrangements and the services needed to support them.