Log Penderfyniadau

The contract is to be awarded for 7 years to start on 27th March 2017.

A joint Welsh Language Board has been established to support and monitor progress under the Standards.

The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 requires publication of the Police and Crime Plan by the end of the financial year in which the Police and Crime Commissioner is elected.

A review of the Manual of Corporate Governance is undertaken on an annual basis by the Strategic Planning Group. The Joint Audit Committee recommended approval of the amendments at their meeting held on 9th March 2017 before final approval was requested from the Commissioner and Chief Constable at the Strategy and Performance Board Meeting on 21st March 2017.

The Commissioner is responsible for approving the overall framework of accountability and control and monitoring compliance in relation to asset management as set out in the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent's Manual of Corporate Governance, paragraph 1.1.4.The Strategy was approved at the Strategy and Performance Board Meeting held on 21st March 2017.

The contract is to be awarded for 4 years to start on 1st April 2017.

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 Police and Crime Commissioner has also agreed to no longer utilise specific policies and procedures drafted by Police Authorities Wales and adopted in 2012 as detailed in the decision log. Instead Gwent Police policies and procedures in these areas will be adopted due to the support received from People Services.