Commission of a West Yorkshire Restorative Justice Service

The Mayor of West Yorkshire Police and Crime Plan Safe. Just. Inclusive. West Yorkshire ensures commitment to Supporting Victims and Witnesses and Improving Criminal Justice Outcomes. The development and delivery of Restorative Justice is part of bigger picture about improving services for victims of crime. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority will be commissioning a West Yorkshire wide Restorative Justice service that will be available for all crime types as no victim should be denied restorative justice on the basis of the type of crime they have experienced. We are committed to Restorative Justice to enable to brings those harmed by crime, and those responsible for that harm, into communication with each other. This contact can offer victims the opportunity to be heard, to ask questions of the offender, and to have their say in the resolution.