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 LCJB is supported by a local Delivery Team. This is made up of a:
- Programme Manager
- 2 x Project Managers
- Communications Project Manager
- Performance Officer
- Administration and Communication Co-ordinator