Request for further information in relation to grant funding for Alway Amateur Boxing Club

Reference: 26008

Date Added: Friday, August 28, 2026

Category: Miscellaneous

Disclosure Details

Two duties are placed on public authorities under Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Notwithstanding applicable exemptions, the first duty at, Section 1(1) (a), is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a request is held. The second duty at, Section1 (1) (b), is to disclose information that has been confirmed as being held. Under the provisions of those sections of the FOIA, we can confirm that the information you seek is held by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent (OPCC).

You requested the following information:

* Insofar as your reply to (4) “ monitoring “ etc , please provide disclosure of the same.

-Mid-year monitoring report

-Mid-year expenditure report

-Due diligence review by OPCC officers

-Clarification correspondence following OPCC queries -End-of-year expenditure report -Supporting invoices and receipts

Please see attached documents

The OPCC holds copies of receipts submitted in image format. These documents contain personal data which would require redaction prior to disclosure. To provide the information requested, the OPCC has disclosed the expenditure report detailing the expenditure incurred under the grant.

Certain information has been withheld under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The redacted information constitutes personal data relating to third parties. Disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act is considered disclosure to the public at large. We consider that disclosure of personal contact details and other identifying personal information would be unfair to the individuals concerned and would breach the data protection principles contained within the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018

The names of police staff and OPCC staff below Chief Officer or equivalent senior management level have also been withheld under Section 40(2) Freedom of Information Act 2000. Disclosure would constitute the disclosure of personal data and would be unfair to the individuals concerned, who have no reasonable expectation that their names would be disclosed into the public domain in connection with this matter

* I assume the money was paid into the personal account of xxxx xxxxxxxxx which is why you are hiding behind Data Protection or xxxxxxxx who we understand applied for the grant.

As previously stated in our email dated 28th July, a £20,000 grant was awarded to Alway Amateur Boxing Club by PCC Jeff Cuthbert, and all project receipts have been fully reconciled. For administrative reasons, the payment was processed via an associated account, the specific details of which are exempt under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act. Disclosing this information would breach personal data protection principles.

* Please identify the OPCC officers who are purported to have carried out due diligence?

The grant application was subject to review by a number of OPCC staff and Gwent Police officers as part of the grant assessment process. The identities of staff below senior management level have been withheld under Section 40(2) FOIA. The process included:

Initial review to ensure grant criteria was met – OPCC Staff Member
Review to ensure application met needs of local policing area – Inspector
Review of Pre-Qualification Questionnaire – 3 OPCC Staff Members
Review of OPCC queries on PQQ – Inspector
Review of PQQ and Inspector’s recommendations – Chief Inspector
Formal consideration of application by Review Panel - Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner, two Gwent Police representatives, a Voluntary Sector attendee and two further staff members from the OPCC
A review panel established

Following the panel, the Police and Crime Commissioner Jeff Cuthbert, the Chief Finance Officer, and two further members of the OPCC met to discuss the recommendation and to formalise the decision.

A written monitoring report was submitted on 15 December 2020 and reviewed by appropriate OPCC staff and the relevant Local Policing Area Inspector. No concerns were identified during that review.

An end of year expenditure report was provided to enable reconciliation of financial aspects. Expenditure reports were also reviewed in December 2020 and December 2021 by a staff member of the OPCC.

* When was the second instalment paid ?

The second instalment was paid on the 03/01/2021

* What “ extensive enquiries “ were carried out?

Please see attached Alway ABC PQQ and the Recommendation documents

* In terms of the 8 points re criteria adopted re eligibility for the grant monies any DBS check would have identified a significant antecedent history of offending re xxxxxx. Please confirm you carried out a DBS check re xxxx xxxxx.

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner does not undertake DBS checks on individuals associated with grant applications and held no role in conducting such checks in relation to this application. As part of the grant assessment process, the Office considered whether appropriate safeguarding arrangements, including DBS checking processes where relevant, were in place within the applicant organisation. The assessment related to the organisation and proposed project rather than any individual connected to it.

* When replying please confirm whether you have had any exchanges with NCC in relation to our queries.

No information held

We have undertaken reasonable checks based on the information available to us. If you have concerns that fraudulent activity may have occurred involving an individual within the club, we would encourage you to report this directly to Report Fraud using the following link: www.reportfraud.police.uk/ , the national reporting service for fraud and cyber crime, who can assess and investigate such matters as appropriate.

The Freedom of Information Act is a public disclosure regime, not a private regime. Any information disclosed under the Act is thereafter deemed to be in the public domain, and therefore freely available to the general public and will be published on the OPCC website.

You have the right to appeal our decision if you think it is incorrect. Should you feel dissatisfied with this response or the way in which your request was handled, information on the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent FOI Appeals Procedure can be found on our website: https://www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/transparency/know-your-rights/your-information-rights/freedom-of-information/appeals-process/

If you remain dissatisfied after an internal review decision, you have the right to apply to the Information Commissioner’s Office. The Commissioner is an independent regulator whose details can be found using the following link https://ico.org.uk/

You can also write to the Information Commissioner’s Office at the following address:

Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF

Request for further information in relation to grant funding for Alway Amateur Boxing Club

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