Elections

Information for candidates

Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are elected every four years.

To read about the roles and responsibilities of a PCC visit the Home Office website.

If PCC candidates would like an informal briefing on the PCC role and responsibilities or any other relevant information, please contact Siân Curley, Chief Executive on sian.curley@gwent.police.uk



Independent custody visiting

Every PCC has a legal duty to run an Independent Custody Visiting scheme, in which local members of the public volunteer to serve as Independent Custody Visitors (ICVs) making regular, unannounced visits to police custody to check on the rights, entitlements and wellbeing of detainees as well as the conditions they are held in.

A guide to PCCS' duties to run an independent custody visiting scheme