SACRO - Bail supervision
| Reference | Com/PIA/09 |
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| Summary | A new service arrangement is being considered for SACRO to provide additionality to the current bail supervision provision for a 8-month period for which funding is available via the justice recovery programme. A bail supervision scheme is provided by the court social work team and is available to South Lanarkshire residents appearing at Hamilton or Lanark courts. It is a service whereby individuals who would otherwise be put on remand whilst awaiting trial are released on bail with a condition to meet with a bail supervision worker for a specified number of times per week and engage with support offered which is identified through an agreed action plan. Community Justice Scotland state "people should not be made subject to remand unless the nature of the crime they are accused of puts them at significant and imminent risk of harm to others." There is work ongoing within South Lanarkshire to promote the use of bail supervision by the courts and it is therefore considered likely that the demand for bail supervision as an alternate to remand will increase. A bail supervision worker would work alongside statutory social work staff, providing practical support to adults on bail supervision to enable them to comply with bail conditions, to engage with health, housing, employability and other relevant services, to attend appointments and to promote a pro-social lifestyle to reduce the risk of breaching bail conditions and/or involvement in other offending behaviours. There was a need identified for a PIA due to the processing of personal data. It was identified that the information included personal data, special category personal data and may include personal data relating to criminal convictions/offences. Thorough consideration has been taken in relation to the sharing of the relationship and vulnerability of the data subject, the categories of personal data and the legislation which gives the council the powers to process the information. An assessment of the overall level of risk in relation to sharing the information has also been considered. The outcome of the risk assessments and the mitigating actions will ensure that our staff and service providers who support young people and vulnerable adults, do not breach a data protection principle while processing personal data of those service users for whom we have care and protection responsibilities. |
| Resource responsible | Social Work Resources |