Hate Crime Scrutiny Panel (Voluntary Member)

An exciting opportunity to join the new Hate Crime Scrutiny Panel in the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner has become available. The Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, Rupert Matthews, is recruiting volunteers for a new Hate Crime Scrutiny Panel, in which you will have the opportunity to shape service delivery and improve the service to victims of hate crime in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Giving your time to a cause you believe in and positively influencing policing can be extremely rewarding. As a voluntary panel member, you will help drive performance standards and ensure that the handling of hate crime cases is effective, robust and compliant. You will recognise areas for improvement and effect change by feeding back recommendations to the Police and Crime Commissioner.

Key Responsibilities

• You will be attending Force Headquarters in person to scrutinise up to 3 closed cases of hate crimes and come to a group decision as to whether the case was handled appropriately or not, in reference to the provided guidance. 

• You will identify themes and trends and share views confidently with respect for others. 

The must haves

• To be 18 years of age or over and live or work in the Leicestershire Police force area, with intention to live in force area for next 2 years (students).
• Be independent of both Leicestershire Police and Police and Crime Commissioner and their office.
• Knowledge and awareness of hate crimes and the impact of hate crime on victims and communities.
• Good communication skills and willingness to attend meetings in person outside of core hours. 

What’s in it for you?

At the Office of the Police Crime Commissioner, we aim to create an environment that puts people first. We want you to feel supported in everything you do, so you can give your very best. What’s more, we have a range of reward and benefits such as yearly salary increments, Bluelight Card (discounts), flexi scheme, pension contribution scheme, cycle to work scheme and so much more. 

As a Volunteer you will be making a real contribution to the success of the organisation, using your spare time to do something worthwhile and that really makes a difference.

Next Steps

If we feel like a place where you can belong, we'd love to learn more about you.

Please contact clare.hornbuckle@leics.police.uk if you require any further information on the role.

Please click ‘Apply’ at the bottom of this page to submit an application.

 To support you with your application we have provided some guidance linked here.

• Vacancy closes 15th March 2024 at 23:55.
• Interviews will be held 4th and 5th April 2024. 

Who we are

The area we are responsible for covers over 2,500 square kilometres (over 965 square miles) and has a population of over one million. There is a rich diversity of communities all with their own policing needs. Many steps have been taken to bring policing back into the very heart of local communities and the OPCC has been instrumental in driving this change.

 To find out more about Leicestershire Police and the OPCC and to understand how you can make a difference visit our careers website and the OPCC website.

We value diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from underrepresented and neurodiverse backgrounds, so that we can truly reflect the communities that we serve in.

We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds and encourage anyone who has considered a career in policing to apply. We are particularly keen to increase the number of females and candidates from black and minority ethnic communities and candidates from the LGBT community, so that we can truly reflect the communities that we serve in.