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Dyfed Powys Criminal Justice Board
Confidence and Equality Leadership Statement
The Dyfed Powys Local Criminal Justice Board is made up of seven statutory agencies; Dyfed Powys Police, Crown Prosecution Service, Youth Offending Service, HM Court Services, HM Prisons Service, Probation Service and the Legal Services Commission.
We are committed to delivering a high quality of service to the communities of Dyfed Powys, focused on the needs of the citizen irrespective of background.
We recognise and value the diversity of the communities we serve and are committed to providing a service to all sections of those communities in a fair and consistent way.
Together we recognise that securing the trust, confidence and equality of our community is a key factor in being able to successfully reduce crime, disorder and the fear of crime. We recognise that all of our staff have an important role in achieving that.
We recognise and value the diversity of our staff and will treat everyone with dignity and respect
The following principles will underpin our individual and collective approach to confidence and equality.
Commitment to our Community
• We will work in partnership with each other and with all of our communities to increase trust and confidence
• We will aim to ensure that justice is delivered fairly and equally to every member of our diverse communities be they a victim, witness, suspect or offender
• We will ensure that all members of society are treated with dignity and respect that is the right of all, irrespective of age, disability, language, gender, race, religion or belief and sexual orientation
• We will promote the principle of treating those who wish to use the Welsh language in the same way as those who use English
• We will work to ensure that discrimination, whether institutional or individual within our policies, procedures or practices, is identified and eliminated
• We will be open and transparent and actively seek views about how we are doing from all sections of the community
Commitment to our Staff
• We will provide equality of opportunity to all our staff and raise their confidence in their organisations.
• We will increase the degree to which our staff are representative of the communities they serve
• We will always be mindful of the impact our actions and statements will have on the work of our criminal justice colleagues within our communities
• We will support our staff in improving their performance and ensure that our powers and responsibilities are discharged proportionately
• We will not tolerate unacceptable or inappropriate behaviour, language or attitude in relation to diversity
• We will be innovative organisations that constantly develop to meet the demands of our changing communities