The North West Leicestershire Neighbourhood Policing Area Local Independent Advisory Group (LIAG) is looking to recruit members from the Coalville Town and Bardon Beat areas.

The LIAG has now held two meetings, with the third planned for mid-July.

The police say the purpose is to facilitate genuine partnerships with local communities to encourage more active involvement of and with people from the full range of diverse groups.

They add that the role of an IAG is to help the police to build insight into the needs, wants and concerns of communities who are under-represented in decision-making processes.

A spokesperson added: "This insight is used to shape service delivery for the benefit of all our communities and engender trust and confidence. In performing this function, the IAG acts as a 'critical friend' to the police, challenging conventional thinking and providing an independent perspective on issues, working as a genuine partner with the police to inform and promote improvements.

"The role of IAG members is not to provide 'specialist advice' on policing issues.

"Rather, their function is to provide advice on how policing activities may be perceived by communities and to contribute to thinking around the development of policies and practices, thereby assisting the force in its process of continuous improvement and development as an effective and efficient organisation working on behalf of the community it serves.

"Community input into the activities of the police enables policing at both a strategic and tactical level to be more effective, focusing on community engagement and therefore responding to community needs.

"However, it is important to note that the IAG is not the voice of the community. It is a network of individuals independent of the Police drawn from across the county who offer a diversity of backgrounds, perceptions, ideas, knowledge, and skills which form one part of the jigsaw of wider community consultation and engagement."

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