Decisions

A budget of £731,939 has been set for community safety and youth offending in Gwent. Of this, £150,000 has been allocated to seasonal community safety campaigns and a further £113,830 is retained for non-Local Authority partners, whilst the remaining £468,109 will be allocated to Local Authorities to contribute towards their community safety and youth offending provisions. 

The following grants were awarded:

St Giles Trust - £142,257

• To deliver one to one crisis intervention to young people and their families, at risk of involvement or involved in serious violence and organised crime.

Crimestoppers Trust - £67,525

• To deliver the Fearless Programme to Year 7 pupils in educational establishments; provide targeted support to schools in hotspot areas where serious violence or organised crime is an issue; and to introduce one ‘Crimestoppers Zone’ in each of the 5 Gwent local authority areas.
In order to fulfil on my commitments, I have considered the requirements under the Act as well as the priorities outlined in the Police Crime and Justice Plan and have allocated an amount of £209,782 to contribute to the delivery of the interventions above that deliver on the priority of reducing serious violence and organised crime in Gwent.

 A total of £209,689 was awarded to contribute to the delivery of sports based diversionary activity for children and young people, at risk of becoming involved in the criminal justice system in Gwent.

Funding of £10,000 is awarded on an annual basis towards Gwent Police’s Neighbourhood Policing Positive Impact Fund on the understanding that awards may be granted for projects that are able to demonstrate a positive impact on the communities they serve, whilst at the same time contributing to delivering the Police, Crime and Justice Plan priorities.

Previous publication of Decision number PCCG-2025-011 confirmed the intention to establish a recurrent fund (the Commissioner’s Engagement Fund) of £100,000 to be distributed at the Commissioner’s discretion.

Previous publication of Decision number PCCG-2013-123 confirmed the intention to establish a recurrent fund (the Positive Impact Fund) of £10,000 to be distributed at the Commissioner’s discretion.  During late 2025/26 this Fund was renamed as the Commissioner’s Partnership Fund, with an increased recurrent budget of £50,000 available to be awarded.

With an overall annual budget of £500,000, the fund is designed to allow projects to apply for the opportunity for either a small grant - £1,000 to £10,000 or large grant - £10,001 to £50,000, both each offering the opportunity for a multi-year bid.   

This Fund is about empowering communities to take action – whether that’s through youth engagement, providing support services, community safety initiatives or innovative approaches to reducing re-offending.  It also aims to build trust and confidence between the public and Police by supporting projects that reflect local needs and priorities. By funding good quality, evidence-based and community led interventions, I aim to create lasting positive change for our communities across Gwent – in particular for children and young people and areas facing higher levels of deprivation and vulnerability.

The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (the ‘Act’) provides under sections 9 and 10 that the Police and Crime Commissioner for a police area makes crime and disorder grants and acts in co-operation with responsible authorities and makes arrangements with criminal justice agencies for the exercise of functions, so as to provide an efficient and effective criminal justice system for the area.

During the summer of 2025/26 the Fund was revised in conjunction with the development  Police, Crime and Justice Plan. The Fund was renamed to the PCC’s Community Fund (still retaining the abbreviated name of (PCF) and the overall budget was increased to an annual amount of £500,000.

The redesigned fund was developed to allow for wider reach to the various communities of Gwent; no longer solely focusing on children and young people at risk of entering the criminal justice system or who have been victims of crime. The Fund is now also designed to allow for the opportunity to apply for either a small or large grant - £1,000 to £10,000 or £10,001 to £50,000, whilst still maintaining the opportunity for a multi-year bid.

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent has agreed to continue to provide £25,000 to the Gwent High Sheriff's Community Fund for 2026/27, with an option of match funding up to an additional £25,000. A further £15,000 to support year 1, 2 and 3 of the Superbid will also be provided.