About the LCJB: Leicestershire and Rutland Local Criminal Justice Board

About the LCJB

The Leicestershire and Rutland Criminal Justice Board (LCJB) bring together the heads of all the Criminal Justice Agencies. Local Criminal Justice Boards (LCJBs) were set up in 2003 to encourage Criminal Justice agencies to work more closely together. The Board is directly responsible to the National Criminal Justice Board (NCJB) for the delivery of national targets set by the government. The NCJB is there to provde central leadership and the Governement Office for Criminal Justice and Reform (OCJR) gives the day to day support to the Board.

The Board Vision

Our vision is for a Criminal Justice System which puts victims at its heart and in which the public are confident and emgaged. It will be effective in bringing offences to justice through simple and efficient processes. In everything we do we will be guided by the following principles;

'The Needs of Victims at the Heart of the System' High standards of service for victims and witnesses with the needs of victims at the heart of the system.

'Simple, Efficient Processes' Speedy, streamlined and efficient processes supported by modern technology that enable all CJS agencies to be more effective.

'Effective in Bringing Offences to Justice' A system that is effective in bringing crime to justice, especially the most serious, so that it plays its part in reducing crime and re-offending. We are as Criminal Justice agencies seeking to work much closer together so we have strong safe communities confident in the Criminal Justice System's ability to protect them and to hold offenders to account. We want to ensure the CJS is simple, lean and effective in it's processes with our staff confident that they will protect out communities.

Board Governance

The Board is made up of 10 core members. These are the senior leads of;

Leicestershire Constabulary
Crown Prosecution Service
Her Majesty's Court Service
Her Majesty's Prison Service
Leicestershire and Rutland Probation Service
Youth Offending Services - Leicester
Youth Offending Services - Leicestershire
Legal Services Commission
Victim Support Leicestershire and Rutland
The Race Equality Council

The 10 Board members are the most senior leads of the key Board agencies and meet on a regular basis. The Boards Terms of Reference can be viewed on the downloads page.

The LCJB is supported by a local Delivery Team. This is made up of a;

Programme Manager
2 x Project Managers
Performance Officer
Administration and Communication Co-ordinator

The Boards Over-Arching Aims

To deliver Criminal Justice Performance improvements against targets set out in the Delivery Plan which can be viewed on the downloads page.
To co-ordinate and programme manage all Criminal Justice Projects and commission local initiatives to contribute to the CJS reform programme.
To work closely across agencies and partnerships to ensure an efficient and focuses use of resource in the CJS.

Main Aims and Objectives for 2008/2009

Our main aims in 2008/2009 will be to:

Develop across the CJS a victim and witness focused culture to ensure victims and witness are given the best possible service and are at the very centre of our CJS approach.
Prioritise and deliver on our joint CJS targets and projects and have in place by April 2008 a new Board Performance and Programme Delivery Framework to support improved performance as a top performing Board.
By using and engaging our own staff, be more visible and engaged with local people and communities in the way the CJS operates to improve confidence in the CJS.
Develop a strategy to work more closely with other local partnerships to tackle crime and re-offending and align CJS and LAA priorities and targets.
Examine carefully our CJS outcomes in terms of fairness, equality and diversity.
Introduce in to our local CJS wherever possible more simple, efficient and effective processes to improve performance.

To view the Boards Business and Action Delivery Plan for 2008-2009 click here.

CJS working together for the public