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Visit to Northamptonshire Criminal Justice Board by the Home Secretary
Did you know that Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is directly involved with the work of the Justice Agencies in Northamptonshire?
The Home Secretary is the joint chair of the National Criminal Justice Board, a group of top government figures who meet to provide national direction for the 42 Local Criminal Justice Boards.
Each local Board has a sponsor linked to the National Group and Northamptonshire was chosen by the Home Secretary as the Board with which she wished to be linked.
On 20th October 2008 to coincide with Inside Justice Week Jacqui Smith was able to fit in a meeting the Local Board while visiting the county to see a local policing project and open a new facility at the University.
Board Members highlighted the positive relationships which now exited between agencies as a result of the creation of LCJBs and noted that the suspicion which had previously sometimes characterised relationships between agencies have now been removed.
The Home Secretary heard of successes which the Board had contributed to in Northamptonshire particularly the work of preventing young people becoming involved with the justice system and the high priority given to victims and witnesses by all agencies.
The Home Secretary thanked the Board for their ongoing work, which has made a real impact in reducing crime in the county. She supported the victim and witness centred approach taken by the Board and emphasised the need for a Criminal Justice Service rather than a Criminal Justice System.