Youth Independent Advisory Group (YIAG)

Youth Independent Advisory Group (YIAG)

Lancashire Constabulary are launching their first Youth Advisory Group as we seek the views of residents aged 14-21 from Lancashire. The group will be an open and safe environment for young persons to provide honest and constructive feedback about policing policies and matters to senior officers within the police.

Primarily, we want to understand the issues you as young people are facing as we work together develop and improve our polices and the policing service we offer to the public.

Tasks:

• As a member of the Youth Independent Advisory Group, you will provide the Constabulary with your views on our work.
• Initially the meetings will be Monthly at Lancashire Constabulary Headquarters in Hutton Near Preston. Each meeting, a new subject matter will be discussed where you will be able to provide your thoughts, experiences and advice to improve the policy. You will do this working with a Youth Independent Advisory Group Leader.
• Wherever possible, senior managers from the Constabulary who own the policy will be present in order for you to feed your concerns and advice directly to the policy makers.
• To be responsible for ensuring tasks contribute towards the Youth IAG aims and objectives along with the corporate objectives of the Lancashire Constabulary.

Required Qualities:

• Good communication skills
• Be able to work as part of a team
• Respect for Race and Diversity
• Promote and comply with Lancashire Constabulary’s policies on equal opportunities and health and safety both in the delivery of service and the treatment of others.
• Comply with data protection policies and procedures
• Participate in an annual wellbeing review
• Comply with GDPR policies and procedures
• To promote and comply with our obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and Lancashire Constabulary’s policy on health and safety both in the delivery of service and the treatment of others.
• To be responsible for improving personal performance by actively engaging in a review with Volunteer Officer.