This review of publicly held data on court fines and those who receive them is part of our research project looking at the impact of court fines on people on low incomes, summarised in our report, 'Where the hell am I going to get that money from?: The impact of court fines on people on low incomes'.

This paper is a rapid literature review on court fines and financial impositions in the criminal courts of England and Wales.

This report explores how diversion processes are working for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and what can be done to ensure they have the appropriate access to diversion. 

This briefing, commissioned by the Youth Endowment Fund, aims to provide an overview of the national inspection frameworks (including joint inspections) that currently exist to monitor the delivery of diversion work undertaken by YJSs and the police, summarise findings and recommendations from recent inspection reports, and outline recommendations for improvements regarding the types of inspections and how these are undertaken as suggested by police, YJS practitioners and inspectors.

This briefing, commissioned by the Youth Endowment Fund, provides an overview of youth diversion data; who collects this data and what it includes, an assessment of the current data available and recommendations for improvement.

This toolkit is for any practitioner who is involved in, or considering creating, a diversion scheme for children in contact with the youth justice system. This is the Centre's 6th edition of the toolkit, published in 2024. 

This research report explores the impact that criminal court fines have on people on low incomes, finding it disproportionately affects them, pushing them further into poverty, destitution and worse mental health. 

We spoke to Hannah Coban (Head of Service Delivery) and their Specialist Justice Practitioner at Kairos to find out more about their work in women's justice.

We spoke to Paula Carnell, Sunflower Women’s Centre Manager in Plymouth, Devon.

History

We spoke to Natalie Williams, Team Leader at Fresh Start.

About 

Fresh Start began in 2018 to work with women who have recently had children removed from their care by local authorities. The service is funded by Sheffield County Council through Children's Social Care and delivered by Project 6. They encourage women to take a pause from being a mother and supports them to move forward in life.