Police Liaison Group
The Police Liaison Group (PLG) is a community project, set up in 2001
- to improve the standards of policing in Devon Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
- to work with the police in partnership
- to act as an external scrutiny body, holding the police to account, and
- to assist the police to lay the foundations for improving trust and confidence in the police service.
The LGB/T Police Liaison Group for Devon Cornwall and Isles of Scilly was set up with the endorsement of a widely-publicised open meeting of LGB and Trans people living or working in Devon and Cornwall. A year later another open meeting confirmed its community backing, and renewed its mandate.
It is owned and run by the community, not by the police themselves, making it securely independent. This makes the Group more valuable:
- to LGB/T people, who can see that the Group's independence is not compromised, and that it operates transparently for the benefit of the communities;
- and to the police, for whom the Group's independence is a guarantee that it can earn and retain community confidence. The police value the fact that they can trust the Group to raise difficult issues identified by the LGB/T communities, and debate these issues clearly and vigorously and effectively.
Terms of Reference
The Terms of Reference of the Police Liaison Group are simple and short, and can be read on the Terms of Reference page.
Membership
For details of the current membership of the PLG have a look at our membership page.
Have your say?
Anyone living or working or visiting Devon or Cornwall is welcome to suggest a topic that you think ought to be on an agenda for a meeting of the Group. Please e-mail the Group at plgroup (at) intercomtrust.org.uk.
Please bear in mind the Group cannot provide advocacy for individual cases. If you need advocacy, or if you want to complain about the handling of a case by the police or the rest of the criminal justice system, you can contact your local LGB/T community group through Intercom's confidential community helpline, 0845 6020 818.
Interested in being a Member of the Group?
There's always room for more! The Group is glad to hear from LGB and Trans people who have an interest in policing and police liaison. Have a look at our basic one-page guide to the sort of interests and skills we are lookng for. You can e-mail us at plgroup (at) intercomtrust.org.uk, or ring Tess or Michael on 01392 201015.
Most meetings are held either on Saturday mornings in East Cornwall or on Thursday mornings in Plymouth. Lunch is provided, and the meetings normally last three hours. Travel and care costs are paid.
Minutes and Agendas of meetings
Minutes of recent meetings, and the agenda of the next meeting when available, are on the Documents page.