Board Members
Peter Hammersley (Chairman of the Board)
Area Director, HMCS Staffordshire, West Mercia & the Black Country (link)
As the Chair of the Criminal Justice Board Peter has the opportunity to enhance and improve performance, trust snd confidence by working closely with colleagues from the other criminal justice agencies and partner organisations who are dedicated to delivering swift but fair justice.
Bridie Oakes-Richards
Governor, HM Prison & YOI, Drake Hall, Stafford (link)
As a Board member Bride has responsibility for the Board's priority of reducing re-offending. The performance management approach to crime reduction has been highly effective in reducing
some forms of crime. However, the LCJB is now taking a broader approach to tackling prolific and
other priority offenders and will focus on offenders released from short-term prison sentences,
who are continually in and out prison - with the aim of breaking that cycle
As Governor of Drake Hall semi-open Women's Prison she has responsibility for the running of the prison which has an incentive and education scheme, workshops, training courses, farms and gardens, works department and gym. With a capacity for over 300 prisoners the special features of the prison include voluntary and paid outwork programmes, a listener scheme, and anti- bullying system.
Rob Mandley
Chief Officer, Staffordshire Probation Area (link)
Rob is lead Board member for the priority area of domestic violence. There have been a number initiatives to encourage more people to report domestic violence which has increased the number of reported incidents. However, this has confirmed levels of under reporting and the challenge now is to build upon these achievements and encourage more people to come forward.
Rob heads up the Staffordshire Probation Area, part of the National Probation Service which, along with HM Prison Service, is now part of the new National Offender Management Service (NOMS). Through working with the LCJB and other partner community agencies, the aims are to protect the public, to reduce re-offending, to ensure the proper punishment of offenders in the community, to ensure offenders' awareness of the effects of crime on victims and the public and to rehabilitate offenders.
Barbara Elks
Head of Youth Offending Services, Staffordshire (link)
As a Board member Barbara has responsibility for the Board's priority of public confidence. The criminal justice system relies on public co-operation and involvement to function effectively. Low public satisfaction and confidence can lead to unnecessary fear of crime, insecurity and may dissuade people from reporting crime or becoming a witness.
As Head of Staffordshire Youth Offending Service Barbara has been in post since April 2009. The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 established the principal aim of the Youth Justice System as the prevention of crime amongst children and young people and placed a responsibility upon local authorities to develop multi-agency teams with the specific purpose of achieving this aim. Barbara is a qualified social worker and holds a Masters Degree in Criminology.
John Tate
Director of Stoke on Trent Youth Offending Services (link)
John is lead Board member for the victims and witnesses priority area. Our experience tells us that we need to do more to embed service standards in all parts of the system, from initial contact with the police through to the payment of any compensation.
As Director, Youth Offending Services Stoke-on-Trent, he is responsible for a range of services to children and young people aged eight and 17 years - who offend, or are at risk of offending. The Statutory aim is to prevent offending, however, in many cases young people are often the vicitms and witnesses of crime. Over recent years the Youth Offending Services have developed restorative services, bringing together young people, parents, victims and members of the community to restore the damage caused by offending.
John Wood
Programme Manager, Board Support Team
John manages the delivery of the Board's complex and varied programme of work. This involves supporting the Board in setting and reviewing its priorities, supervising the work of the Board support team in delivering projects, proactively managing the Board's agenda, and fostering a community of support for the work of the Board from criminal justice agency staff., partner organisations and stakeholders. The overall aim is to continually improve the Board's programme framework to increase public confidence in the criminal justice system in Staffordshire.
John started his career as a police officer in Staffordshire Police Force working his way up to Divisional Commander for the City of Stoke-on-Trent. Before joining Staffordshire Criminal Justice Board John held the post of acting Assistant Chief Constable.
Jane Gould
Project Manager, Board Support Team
Jane's role with the Board has been to pilot the implementation of the ‘Beacon Approach’ to criminal justice change management , providing the flexibility to tailor service improvements to meet local needs and priorities and drive innovation. The initiative is helping to develop a co-ordinated approach to change programmes and system efficiencies such as Criminal Justice Simple, Speedy, Summary (CJSSS) reforms to streamline court processes and reduce bureaucracy.
Jane started her career as a medical microbiologist at Russell’s Hall Hospital, Dudley, after gaining a BSC (hons) in Microbiology & Microbial Technology from Warwick University. In 1995 Jane became a Scenes of Crime Officer with Staffordshire Police. She then moved to a partnerships coordinator role for Cannock Chase District in 2000, where she developed the five district Community Action Teams.
Joanne James
Team Support, Board Support Team
Joanne’s role with Staffordshire Criminal Justice Board is to provide an administrative and secretarial service to the programme manager and board support team. This includes taking minutes at Board meetings and other development group meetings, the adminstration and monitoring of the Board's budget and finances, and support for the set up of conferences, events and meetings. Joanne also provides data analysis, using the Board's latest diagnostic toolset , via the process mapping of criminal justice agency procedures - with the overall aim of identifying cross-agency efficiencies and cost savings .
Joanne has recently gained a Law Degree at Cardiff University and is due to commence her career as a solicitor with a Law firm in Cardiff ,at the end of Summer 2009.
Martine Redpath
Communications & Marketing Manager, Board Support Team
Martine’s remit for the Board is to develop, implement and manage a communication strategy and plan that supports the board’s objectives - with particular reference measuring its effectiveness to increase public confidence in the criminal justice system in Staffordshire. Martine has project management responsibility for both community engagement and staff engagement.
Martine started her career in human resources (after gaining a BA (hons) from Nottingham University) in roles ranging from executive business partner through to management of HR caseworkers. Then moving on to gain seven years experience in learning and development as people developement manager, project manager and tutor; and gaining qualifications and 12 years experience in communications & marketing management - for large blue-chip organisations, in the private sector.
Neville Trumper
Performance Manager, Board Support Team
Neville has 25 years experience working for HMCS in roles ranging from criminal listing officer at Birmingham and Wolverhampton Crown Courts, Deputy and Court Manager Wolverhampton, Stoke and Shrewsbury, through to Judicial Manager handling itineraries in the Midlands. He also worked with the five Area Criminal Justice Liaison Committees, which were the precursors to the LCJBs.
He spent the latter part of his career as Midlands Finance Manager responsible for a £46 million budget and after the merger of the administrations for Magistrates’ Courts, Crown & County Courts, became Finance & Resources Manager in Staffordshire. Neville’s remit for the Board is to develop, plan and utilise the performance review system to support the achievement of joint criminal justice objectives, performance targets and delivery.
