Criminal Justice Boards

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National Criminal Justice Board
Local Criminal Justice Boards

National Criminal Justice Board

Our Chief Executive and the Crime Policy Team use the National Criminal Justice Board (NCJB) to promote the interest of the LSC and the defence nationally and locally.

The legal aid Minister also speaks up on our behalf.

The crime reform programme and efficiency issues are now well understood by other departments and agencies supporting our work on reform and efficiency.

Local Criminal Justice Boards

The LSC is now a member of all Local Criminal Justice Boards (LCJBs). We have also encouraged and facilitated an increase in defence representation at meetings.

Membership has resulted in:

delivering the virtual court prototype in London, developing the full pilot to ensure the best outcome for the defence
LSC data considered as part of the performance sub-group agenda, in particular waiting times were of interest and a breakdown of costs by court and police station have been reviewed
participation in numerous LCJB business planning days
Streamlined Process - held several defence engagement events, and participated in Local Implementation Teams
supported defence practitioners to become members of their LCJB and/or sub groups. This activity continues and has great benefits to each individual board as the experience and perspective of the defence community is being heard
involvement in the Cambridgeshire Youth Offending Team pilot dealing with mental health issues. As part of the Mental Health and Vulnerabilities Diversion Scheme the LSC is to coordinate the delivery of mental health advice where appropriate
we led a Kaizan event at South Tyneside CJU on behalf of Northumbria LCJB. We worked with the police to look into bail management and helped to achieve more than £300,000 worth of efficiency savings. This was achieved by transferring some bail appointment work to administration, streamlining the system so that decisions not to charge are entered quickly and bail slots immediately cancelled, leading to automated letters being sent out to solicitors and clients informing them of this decision.
during Inside Justice Week, Sussex LCJB Focus on Young People attended Chailey School and delivered a presentation on the work of the defence and the LSC and the importance of the criminal justice system to students. We also held a session at Brighton Magistrates' Court for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. As a result of the positive feedback received from these events we are looking to increase this engagement.

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Last updated: 30 April 2009