Surrey & Sussex Criminal Justice Partnerships
Joint Vision
“A joined-up modernised quality criminal justice service that delivers value for money for the community and inspires public confidence”. This is the joint vision of The Surrey and Sussex Criminal Justice Partnerships (SSCJP).
The SSCJP also assists other strategic partnerships by providing a gateway to senior criminal justice leaders and to act as a reference group and a consultative group in the wider context of criminal justice transformation and reform.
What is the SSCJP?
The Surrey and Sussex Criminal Justice Partnerships are two Local Criminal Justice Boards based on police force areas across England and Wales. The partnerships allow criminal justice agencies to come together, agree priorities and identify local strategic direction.
Our aim is for local and national criminal justice agencies to work together across Surrey & Sussex to create a system where we work together to achieve common aims and objectives. We are committed to improving public confidence in the Criminal Justice System for all communities.
Victims and witnesses are at the heart of everything we do, whether that is improving opportunities for reporting crime, for providing support in line with need or ensuring that the formal court process remains effective at holding offenders to account.
A breakdown of how the SSCJP is funded can be found here.
SSCJP Commitment
• Identify priority areas of work through an annual Delivery Plan
• Identify areas of risk where a multi-agency response is necessary
• Identify performance measures necessary to monitor progress
• Commit appropriate resources in support of partnership working
• Agree a delivery model and identify areas for collaboration
• Agree communications and information sharing guidance
• Respond to consultation requests where resources allow
• Provide reports from meetings with decisions taken
• Provide access to approved non-confidential documents on a public facing website.
Sussex Criminal Justice Board (SCJB)
The Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) is Chair of the SCJB. Members of the Board include:
• Office of the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner
• Sussex Police
• Crown Prosecution Service
• Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service
• Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service
• HMP Bronzefield
• Kent, Surrey and Sussex Community Rehabilitation Company
• Victim Support
• NHS England
• Public Health England
• Legal Aid Agency
• Youth Offending Service
• Citizens Advice – Witness Service
• Brighton and Hove City Council
• East Sussex County Council
• West Sussex County Council
• Defence
The SCJB constitution can be found here.
Surrey Criminal Justice Partnership (SCJP)
The Surrey Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) is Chair of the SCJP. Members of the Board include:
• Office of the Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner
• Surrey Police
• Crown Prosecution Service
• Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service
• Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service
• HMP Bronzefield
• Kent, Surrey and Sussex Community Rehabilitation Company
• Victim Support
• NHS England
• Public Health England
• Legal Aid Agency
• Surrey Family Service
• Citizens Advice – Witness Service
• Surrey County Council
• Surrey Lieutenancy
The SCJP constitution can be found here.
Meeting minutes
Sussex Criminal Justice Board minutes
Surrey Criminal Justice Partnership minutes
Collaborative meeting minutes
Contact the SSCJP
The SSCJP Business Support Team can be contacted in any of the following ways:
By Email: scjb@sussex.pnn.police.uk
By Telephone: 01273 404359 or 07789925113
By Post: Chichester Police Station, Kingsham Road, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8AD.
