Publication: Report November 12, 2025

Justice Financing Framework: Background Brief 3.1 Defining Primary Front Line Justice Services

By the Justice Action Coalition Workstream IV
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Defining Primary Front Line Justice Services

This background brief is part of the Justice Financing Framework (JFF), and provides a working definition of primary front line justice services for the purposes of Financing Ambition #2, as the JFF proposes that countries should adopt a minimum spend on primary front line justice services.

This background brief:

  • Explains where the concept of primary front line services comes from and explains how other sectors approached defining the concept.
  • Provides an initial working definition of primary front line justice services.