In this report the effectiveness of restorative justice (RJ) provision across the criminal justice system is considered. The push from the Ministry of Justice has been for high quality restorative justice to be available to victims at every stage of the criminal justice system irrespective of where they are geographically, the age of the offender or the offence committed against them. The authors focused the analysis on the services currently available to victims. They examine the evidence base for the effectiveness of restorative justice. They conclude that while undue reliance should not be placed on the statistic that £8 is saved for every £1 spent on RJ, there are benefits in both reductions in reoffending and in providing tangible benefits to victims.