Decisions

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 evaluation will be undertaken by Loughborough University who have already been appointed by the Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner to undertake an evaulation of a similar project. The cost for inclusion in the evaluation programme is £3,000.00 which will be paid from the Community Safety Fund.

The Commissioner accepts and notes the annual monitoring report and commends it to the Welsh Language Commissioner.

The agreement is to overcome the often sudden need for legal documentation to be drafted which allows officers from non-Home Office forces to become, in essence, Gwent Police officers and have the same powers, rights and privileges during the term of their deployment.

Supplier E (PVL UK Ltd) scored the highest following the completion of a Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) process. The framework will be awarded for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for an additional 1 year period.

The contract will be for a 3 year period commencing 1st December 2015 until 30th November 2018 with the option to extend up to a further 12 months until 30 November 2019.