The VRN Team

A central team is based in the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner at Leicestershire Police HQ and comprises staff seconded from partner agencies.

The team's role is to:

Lead the implementation of the Response Plan
Champion the VRN's vision, core principles and the Prevention Framework including supporting its application to other types of violence
Co-ordinate and promote strategic messaging and campaigns around serious violence
Ensure young people and communitues are fully involved in the Network
Generate and provide multi-agency data products, including management information for the Board and develop the necessary information sharing infrastructure
Provide strategic co-ordination of serious violence prevention activity, improving consistency with the evidence-base and reducing duplication
Generate and cascade resources including providing briefings on the findings from needs assessments, the evidence base and relevant local and national developments
Support organisation, other Boards and partners to strengthen their violence prevention offer
Design, test and evaluate new interventions
Promote and embed the Network within partnership and community arenas to broaden membership and reach