Out of Court Disposals Scrutiny Panel

Norfolk and Suffolk Out of Court Disposals Scrutiny Panel has been set up to independently scrutinise the use of Out of Court Disposals. The role of the Panel is to ensure that the use of out of court disposals is appropriate and proportionate, consistent with national and local policy, and consider the victims’ wishes where appropriate.

NB: Due to the Government restrictions in place during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Out of Court Disposals Scrutiny Panel meetings were unable to go ahead as planned during 2020 and early 2021. Furthermore, the meeting scheduled for the 6 June 2023 was cancelled due to the Chair stepping down and no replacement being appointed in time, which the PCC expresses disappointment in. Norfolk Constabulary datasets for Outcome Types between February 2023 to April 2023 are available upon request.

Furthermore, the meeting scheduled for 6 June 2024 was cancelled due to availability issues. The panel therefore scrutinised 2024 Quarter 1 disposals outside of the meeting and were content that they were appropriate, proportionate and consistent with national and local policy. Norfolk Constabulary datasets for Outcome Types between January 2024 to March 2024 can be found here.

The next meeting is scheduled for the 5 September 2024.

Reports to the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) are available below: