Good Practice Guide for Justice Professionals

An important new guide for Justice Professionals on supporting Specific Learning Difficulties in the Justice System is now available from the BDA.

The Good Practice Guide for Justice Professionals has been written by the BDA and DANDA (an umbrella organisation for adults with a range of specific learning difficulties) to support clients and users of the Justice System.

It follows the introduction of the new chapter on Specific Learning Difficulties in the Judicial Equal Treatment Bench Book (revised Dec. 2008).

The guide features:

• Implications for the Justice System;
• Guidance on Interviewing and Case Preparation;
• Accommodations and Reasonable Adjustments.

This Guide has received considerable interest and support on the part of both the Bar Council and the Law Society together with favourable comments from members of the Police Force, Probation Service and Magistrates Association.

A summary is available here.

The Justice Guide is available by calling the BDA on 0845 251 9003, priced £10 plus postage and packaging.

A pdf version is also available.