The Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent is Jane Mudd
First elected to this role in May 2024, Jane is a member of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) and represents Gwent OPCC on the Policing in Wales board. She is the Policing in Wales PCC lead for partnerships and community safety and the joint lead for substance misuse. Jane is the Co-chair of the Wales Safer Communities Board and is also a national APCC deputy lead for substance misuse.
Prior to her election to the role of Police and Crime Commissioner Jane served as the elected Leader of Newport City Council where she was portfolio holder for Strategic Finance and Economic Growth. A proud Newportonian Jane has always been committed to working in partnership for the benefit of Newport, the wider Gwent and Cardiff Capital Regions. Jane represented Newport on Cardiff Capital Region Cabinet and was CCR portfolio holder for Data driven Economy and Skills. Jane is also a Vice Chair of the Cardiff Capital Region cabinet. She also served as Deputy Chair of the cross border Western Gateway economic partnership; of which Newport was a founding member and she was also a member and vice chair of the Key Cities Executive board.
During her political career Jane was also the Deputy Presiding Officer of the Welsh Local Government Association and served as a WLGA Social Justice spokesperson. Jane has been a key contributor to the WLGA/LGA Civility in Public Life and Diversity in Democracy campaigns. She was also the WLGA co-chair of the Wales Safer Communities Board also representing Gwent local authorities on this partnership. Jane was also the lead WLGA Spokesperson for Digital and Innovation, Chair of the WLGA Digital Leadership Board and a member of the Local Government Association Improvement Board.
With over 20 years’ experience in higher education and research, Jane has a background in Housing and Regeneration. She was formerly the Head of the Department of Social Policy at Cardiff Metropolitan University and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. A fully qualified Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing and former Chair of CIH Cymru, Jane is also a former Board Chair of Newport City Homes and previously served as an Independent Member of the Regulatory Board for Wales.
Salary
£73,302 per annum
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