Decisions

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent agreed to provide the two Local Policing Areas (LPAs) with £10,000 each from the Positive Impact Fund to assist in the delivery of the Police and Crime Plan priorities on the understanding that awards could be granted for projects that were able to demonstrate a positive impact on the communities they serve.

The Wales Safer Communities Network was established in January 2021 following the recommendations of the Welsh Government’s Working Together for Safer Communities Review 2017.

Their mission is to become the strategic voice for community safety in Wales, through working collaboratively with their members to champion and support community safety partnership working and influence the shaping and development of national policy and local practice. 

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent has agreed to award grant funding from the PCC Police Community Fund totaling £182,428.01. Due to the PCC Elections in May 2024 and the subsequent development of the Police, Crime and Justice Plan 2025 – 2029 which is due for launch late March 2025; no PCF application round was held for new applications for the 2025/26 financial year.  Funding was granted to previous ring-fenced multi-year awards to past successful applicants, who are to receive their final year of funding, from their legacy applications.

A review of the various OPCC funding streams is to take place in light of the new Police, Crime and Justice Plan

The Independent Custody Visiting Scheme is a statutory Scheme under the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act Part 3 Section 299 whose responsibility and oversight lies with the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, in consultation with the Chief Constable.

The Commissioner is satisfied that the complaints examined had been dealt with appropriately by the Chief Constable.

A budget of £619,615 has been set for community safety and youth offending in Gwent. Of this, £131,469 is retained for non-Local Authority partners, whilst the remaining £488,142 will be allocated to Local Authorities to contribute towards their community safety and youth offending provisions.

Funding has been awarded to the following organisations:

• St Giles Trust - £138,114 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 - £45,947 To deliver the Fearless Programme to Year 7 pupils in educational establishments and provide targeted support to schools in hotspot areas where serious violence or organised crime is an issue