CPS South East Local Scrutiny Involvement Panel

The South East Local Scrutiny Involvement Panel is a partnership between the CPS and local communities to improve the prosecution process and our service as a whole.

We aim to encourage greater community involvement, increased transparency and scrutiny of our work by providing a forum for consultation. This also helps ensure that local crime and anti social behaviour concerns are identified and prioritised.

The Local Scrutiny Involvement Panel is made up of community representatives and invited members of criminal justice agencies across the South East who meet on a quarterly basis to discuss and advise on various aspects of our work including:

South East Area strategy and planning to inform and improve policy, casework, employment and training;

• Our service to victims and witnesses;
• Performance outcomes;
• Undertake case scrutiny of hate crime, violence gainst women and other cases of local interest to improve local performance and support to victims and witnesses;
• Community engagement;
• Equality and Diversity.

The Panel provides a valuable contribution to the development of our plans and local policies to ensure that we provide the best possible service to our communities and assist us in the effective delivery of our core quality standards.

Members provide constructive advice on the way we communicate with individuals and communicate with community groups. Panel members are drawn from a wide cross-section of community groups including charities, inter-agency partnerships and local authorities.

The Panel is chaired by Portia Ragnauth, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor, Legal and Specialist functions.