Next Chapter Scotland exists to help anyone in Scotland who has been involved with the criminal justice system to navigate the stigma and discrimination that they can face throughout their lives.

We established in 2022 and became a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) in 2023.

We are volunteer led with contractors as and when funding allows.
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We are run by a Board of Trustees made up of at least 50% people with a criminal record or a close family member of someone with a criminal record. We made this commitment because we believe that people who have lived through the experience should be at the heart of any changes that will improve their lives and the lives of their peers.‍

Given this commitment, we are particulalry interested to hear from people whose lives have been touched by the criminal justice system.

Our vision is of a society that no longer judges people based on their worst choices but, instead, sees them as they are today.

Our mission is to help people in Scotland who have been involved with the criminal justice system to navigate the stigma and discrimination they can face.

Our priorities are to:

- Share clear and accessible information to help people who have been involved with the criminal justice system navigate any discrimination they may face.
- Bring people together to foster hope and amplify the voices of people who have been involved with the criminal justice system.
- Support people who have been involved with the criminal justice system to challenge the discrimination they face.
- Help to breathe life into the ideas that people who have been involved with the criminal justice system have on how best to improve ‘the system’.

Our website launches on 1st March (thanks to Lottery funding).

Anyone with experience of web design, SEO or social media marketing, we'd love to hear from you.