Justice social work (JSW) services, with support from partners including third sector organisations, are responsible for the delivery of community interventions and related assessment and support, including: • Assessments and reports to assist decisions on sentencing • Court services to assist those attending court • Group work interventions which are used to address offending behaviours using intervention programmes • Bail information and supervision services as an alternative to custodial remand • Working with people subject to statutory community-based supervision to tackle offending behaviour and its causes • Supervising people who are required to perform unpaid, useful work for the benefit of their community • Prison-based justice social work services to those serving custodial sentences that involve statutory supervision upon release • Preparing reports for the Parole Board to assist decisions about release from prison • Throughcare services including parole, supervised released and other prison aftercare to ensure public safety • Working collaboratively with partner agencies through the MAPPA (multi- agency public protection arrangements) process for those in the community considered to present a risk to public protection Stage 2 proposals - Consideration of JSW for inclusion in the NCS 203.