Administrative structure of Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone is divided into three provinces (North, East, South) and the Western Area. Each province is subdivided into districts and each districts is further subdivided into chiefdoms, which are subdivided into sections. each district was directly ruled from Freetown through a resident...

President Koroma launches the JSRSIP

The Justice Sector Coordination Office (JSCO) is located within the Ministry of Justice (Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice) in Freetown. It is a support mechanism established in July 2007 to provide a permanent response to the imperative need within Government, to take forward...

Resource Materials

JSDP is committed to sharing information and welcomes any interest in its activities and in the development of the justice sector in Sierra Leone. A priority for the programme is the development of a Resource Unit which will provide a range of services to people in Sierra Leone or elsewhere. The Resource Unit is keen to accumulate all information relevant...

Child Justice

The provision of special protections for juvenile offenders in the courts is particularly relevant in Sierra Leone, where over 50% of the population is under 15 years old. Furthermore, the situation of children involved in the criminal justice system remains a real concern after a decade-long civil war. The Consequences of this prolonged conflict...

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Roles & Mandate

Role

Drive forward the implementation of the reform and investment agenda set out in the Justice Sector Reform Strategy and in particular in the Justice Sector Reform and Investment Plan 2008-2010.

Work with the Institutions in the sector to facilitate a co-ordinated and coherent approach to resource allocation (both within the Government's budgeting process and in relation to donor inputs)

The development of a long-term, costed, sector wide Justice Sector Reform Strategy for the year 2007 onwards.

Welcome To The Justice Sector Coordination Office

Last Updated on Friday, 30 March 2012 16:11

Olayinka Creighton-Randall
Justice Sector Coordination Office

Address:
Ministry of Justice
Justice Sector Coordination Office
1st floor,Guma Building
Lamina Sankoh St.

Freetown
Sierra Leone

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Telephone: +232 22 222223
Fax: +232 22 224123

Last Updated on Thursday, 22 September 2011 17:36

The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) is committed to restoring the rule of law, preventing further conflict and improving safety, security and access to affordable and equitable justice for people, particularly the poor, the vulnerable and marginalised groups.

The justice Sector Coordination Office (JSCO) is a support mechanism to GoSL's Justice Sector Strategy which sets out a holistic reform and investment strategy for the ministries, departments and agencies that together make up the justice sector.

JSCO is tasked with taking forward on a day-to-day basis the sector's newly coordinated approach to policy making, planning, budgeting and operations. It has been developed to respond on a permanent basis to the need within Government to take forward a more coherent 'sectoral' approach basis to the need within Government to take forward a more coherent 'sectoral' approach.

Priority Areas:

Increase accessibility of justice for poor and vulnerable groups

Update out of date and inappropriate laws and procedures

Speedier resolution of cases through the courts

Sierra Leone: Key Facts

Map Of Sierra Leone

Capital: Freetown (Western Area)
Provincial headquarters: Makeni, Kenema, Bo
Districts: 12
District headquarters: Kambia, Port Loko, Magburaka, Kabala, Sefadu, Kailahun, Moyamba, Pujehun, Bonthe
Population: 4.9million (2004 Census); Growth Rate: 1.9% between 1975 and 1998 (projected figure of 2.3% for 1998-2015)

(Source: DACO Encyclopedia 2007)

Other Key Facts

Languages: English (official language of government and business), Creole and numerous indigenous languages
Ethnic groups: 16 indigenous ethnic groups (largest: Mende, Temne and Limba)
Religions: Christian, Muslim, traditional beliefs
Life expectancy at birth: 37.9 years
Adult literacy: 31%
Enrolment in education: 24%

(Source: DACO Encyclopedia 2007)

Online Resources

Development Assistance Coordination Office: www.daco-sl.org
Encyclopedia for Sierra Leone: www.daco-sl.org/encyclopedia (Developed by the Sierra Leone Information System (SLIS), which is managed by DACO and funded by UNDP)
Government of Sierra Leone Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: www.sl.undp.org/1_doc/PRSP_Final_Draft.pdf
Institutional Reform & Capacity Building Project (IRCBP): www.ircbp.sl
Sierra Leone National Tourist Board: www.welcometosierraleone.org
Sierra Leone Web: www.sierra-leone.org
State House: www.statehouse-sl.org
Statistics Sierra Leone: www.statistics.sl

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