Get involved

Nottinghamshire youth justice service gathers feedback on the service in a range of ways. The service works closely with children and young people to ensure that they have a voice and are provided with the opportunity to shape the interventions they receive.

Young people who are involved with the service define participation as

"My right to have the opportunity to be involved in making decisions, and planning and reviewing information and actions that may affect me."

We do this in lots of different ways to fit with our participation structure.

Volunteers - community panel members

Our volunteer community panel members play an essential role in supporting the delivery of Referral orders. Volunteer panel members work alongside youth justice staff to help children aged 10 to 18 years. Volunteers help children address the problems which have led to their offending, supporting them towards living a safe and crime-free life, and making a positive contribution to society.

We work to repair the harm caused by offending and reduce the risk of reoffending. Children are encouraged to take responsibility for their actions and to make amends for the offence. At panel meetings we agree a contract to address offending behaviour and other issues the children may face.

We have opportunities for volunteers to get involved with community panels in Nottinghamshire.

No experience is necessary, just enthusiasm and a commitment to making a difference in your community.

We provide full training for community panel members as part of the recruitment process and offer ongoing support, supervision and training.

For further information please contact: RJVolunteering@nottscc.gov.uk