Category: News

[Victims of crime sought for Independent Justice Panel]

Julia Mulligan, North Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner and Jonathan Mortimer, the independent Chairman of the Out of Court Disposal Scrutiny Panel, are today asking for victims of crime to come forward to help scrutinise the use of police cautions and other non-court penalties.

The Panel was set up last year in response to public concern about the use of Out of Court Disposals in North Yorkshire. The Panel has identified that its objectives are to ensure that such penalties are used appropriately, consistently across the county and to make recommendations to North Yorkshire Police.

The Panel already has an independent chairman, as well as representatives from various criminal justice partners such as Magistrates, but members of the public are now being encouraged to sit on the Panel.

Jonathan Mortimer, independent Chairman of the Out of Court Disposal Panel said: “Victim representation is vital since we must engender victim trust and satisfaction in the varying methods of criminal justice disposal and give victims a voice”.

Police and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan said: “I want victims’ needs to be at the heard of everything we do. Having members of the public and victims of crime on the Panel will also increase transparency and understanding. I would ask members of the public who are interested in holding the police to account and have the relevant experience, to send us an email and apply.”

If you would like to put your name forward please email [email protected] with your experience and why you think you are the right person to sit on the Panel. You will need to have experience of being the victim of crime where an Out of Court Disposal has been used or considered. Further, to have an interest in the criminal justice system and an understanding of the effect of crime on victims would be an advantage. The post will be voluntary but all expenses will be reimbursed.

You can also put your name forward:

Online at:

Write to:

Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner

12 Granby Road

Harrogate

North Yorkshire

HG1 4ST

Telephone: 01423 569 562

Here’s the latest Methodist Church news from Stephen Prest:

Our Christmas events all went very well. The Christmas Praise at the Chapel was well attended and was a real family event with a very good tea afterwards. The United Carol service at The Parish Church was excellent and we were all so grateful for the singing by the children from Slingsby Primary School led by headmistress Georgie Metcalfe. It was good to see the Church so full.
The night of carol singing round part of the village and at The Grapes Inn went very well with a good crowd in The Grapes. A collection was made for the Ebola Crisis in West Africa.

The Slingsby Friday Club is going very well with over 20 children attending. The Womens Fellowship meets once a month on Tuesday afternoons and the Wednesday Fellowship Group meets fortnightly on Wednesday evenings at 7-30pm. We are just beginning a new series called “9-a-day, becoming like Jesus.” It is based on the fruits of the Spirit as told by Paul in Galatians Ch. 5, v’s 22-25.

It will soon get round to Easter and on Palm Sunday the 29th March we are planning a short Palm Sunday procession round The Green in Slingsby. We would really like a donkey so if anyone knows of one not too far away please let us know. Contact Stephen Prest on 01653-628277. On Easter Sunday 5th April we will have an Easter Breakfast at 9am followed by a service at 10-30am.

Diary Dates
29th March: Palm Sunday procession starting from The Methodist Church at 10-30am
5th April: Easter Sunday Breakfast in The Chapel Schoolroom at 9am followed by a service at 10-30am.

Christmas and New Year are behind us and you may be thinking about doing something new in 2015.

The village website had a great 2014 getting just short of the 2013 total for views. Considering that the website is coming up to four years old it’s encouraging to know that people are still visiting and returning to the Slingsby website.

Content is key to the website’s success and that is where you can help. Contributing to the website is easy and can be done as often as you like. If you have a local topic, issue or interest that you feel strongly about why not send an article in to the team? Write it. Type it. Email it. Whatever format suits you best. We’d love to hear from you.

If you have some extra spare time, then the village website is always in need of an extra pair of hands to help run the site and keep the news and event sections up-to-date. The website is incredibly easy to use and we can show you the ropes to get you posting in no time at all.

If you’d like to help or you’d like to contribute to the website then contact us at [email protected]