Merseyside Police & Crime Commissioner / North West Probation Service Restorative Justice Service

This tender seeks to acquire a restorative justice delivery partner.

Core principles underpinning the service sought:

• An ‘end to end’ accessible service without time limits regardless of the process of related criminal proceedings.
• Positive and proactive approach to work with all victims.
• Victim led support tailored to meet individual needs.

Expected Outcomes:

• Improve victim satisfaction.
• Increase offender awareness of the impact of their criminal behaviour.
• Empowering victims to have a voice in how an offence has affected them.
• Reduced offender recidivism.
• Improvements in reported health and well-being of victims.
• Increased sense of personal safety for victims.
• Increased numbers of victims aware of their rights and aware of support services available.
• Improved victim awareness of restorative justice and its benefits by monitoring effectiveness of its promotion.