Youth Offending Teams
Service: Youth Offending Scheme
Opportunities: Volunteer Community Panel Member
We need panel members willing to represent their local community. That means men and women
of any age (18 or over) and from every ethnic and social background. We want people who are good at listening and talking. So if you have a degree from the University of Life and a Diploma in Common Sense, we’re looking for you!
Referral Panels are a new way of dealing with young people who start committing crimes. Local people will take the lead in:
· Ensuring young people take responsibility for their behaviour.
· Helping put things right for those harmed.
· Promoting young people’s place in their community.
· Helping young people to change their behaviour for good.
Panels will give those harmed a chance to let the young person know how the crime has affected them and what might help put things right. Community panel members will then talk and listen to everyone and agree a plan of action designed to put right the harm already done and prevent future offending. The panel will meet to check progress and may refer back to Youth Court if the young person is unreasonable.
Based: Across the county
Contact: If this sounds like something you would be interested in, please contact a member of the Youth Offending Team on 01543 510107 for Tamworth, Lichfield and Burton, Michaela Adamson on 01785 277022 for Stafford, Moyra Downing on 01782 297615 for Newcastle.