The aims of the RBB are to:
Provide strategic leadership and direction to partners in delivering a Restorative Bristol and a Restorative Bristol Strategy
Champion restorative approaches and methodologies and increase awareness across the community
Ensure there are clear standards for the delivery of restorative approaches and that practitioners are trained to agree standards
Ensure effective communication mechanisms are in place to promote restorative approaches, best practice and learning tools and to celebrate achievements across the city
Maximise the use of restorative approaches across the city and in different settings (e.g. criminal & civil justice, neighbourhoods, schools, workplaces and families)
Ensure restorative approaches are only used where appropriate
Peter Anderson (Chair) – Housing Solutions & Crime Reduction, Bristol City Council
Marilyn Harrison – Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC)
Alex Raikes – Stand Against Racism & Inequality (S.A.R.I.)
Julie Cox – Bristol Mediation
Marian Liebmann – Independent Practitioner
Kirstie Keenan– Avon Fire and Rescue Service
Mark Parry– Housing Solutions & Crime Reduction, Bristol City Council
Pete Levy – Voluntary Community Sector (VCS) Advocate
John Drowley – Mediation at Work
Stephanie Todd – Restorative Justice Coordinator – Bristol Lighthouse Victim and Witness Care Avon and Somerset Constabulary
Dr Nikki Mckenzie–Senior Lecturer in Criminology University West of England.