RJC Standards and Accreditation Board

The RJC Standards and Accreditation Board's (SAB) primary task is to safeguard standards for restorative practice based on research evidence and established best practice, and to ensure quality of delivery including effective accreditation for the sector.

SAB represents practitioners, managers, trainers and commissioners of restorative practice.

SAB's functions are:

1.   To promote best practice, quality assurance and appropriate accreditation in all areas of restorative practice

2. To review and update the Best Practice Guidance

3. To advise and guide the RJC's work in quality assuring the delivery of restorative processes

4. To guide the development of the Practitioner and Trainers Registers

5. To support the RJC in representing the RJC and the sector in relation to standards and accreditation.

SAB is supported in its role by an Advisory Group who provide advice and information on request to the SAB.

The membership of SAB (as of 16 December 2011)

Chair: Debra Clothier , Director, Escaping Victimhood

Deborah Barton, RJ Sergeant, Nottinghamshire Police

Les Davey, CEO, IIRP UK

Gill Grimshaw, Volunteer Mediator, Leamington Mediation

Annette Hinton, Manager, Maidstone Mediation Service

Belinda Hopkins, Director, Transforming Conflict, RHC Trustee

Bill Kerslake, Head of Effective Sentencing, Youth Justice Board

Val Marshall, Supervising Mediator, Mediation Buckinghamshire

Ben Lyon, Independent restorative practitioner, trainer and consultant

Claudine Rane, Freelance Trainer

Chris Stevens, Divisional Manager, Surrey Youth Justice Service

Ken Webster, Director, KW Consultancy and Training 

If you would be interested in applying to join the RJC SAB and Advisory Group please contact Linda Millington, Head of Professional Services at linda@restorativejustice.org.uk.

13th Dec 2010