Decisions

The Commissioner has been asked to approve the request to extend the current contract for a 12 month period in accordance with the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent Standing Orders relating to Contracts, paragraph 125.

Gwent Police currently uses Midland Software's Delphi Millenium Integrated Human Resources and Payroll software, purchased in 1996. Support will be withdrawn for this system from the end of March 2013 and it does not cater for the new PAYE requirement to transfer data to HMRC throughout the year rather than at the end of the year; therefore a new system is urgently required and would need to be in use prior to 1st September 2013.

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 report enables the Commissioner to have oversight of the key national issues and learning in respect of service delivery and performance which may impact on public confidence. Please note that the action plan that accompanies this decision contains exempt information and will not be published.

As part of the Commissoners monitoring duties under section 17 of the Policing Protocol Order 2011, the financial position of the Force has been monitored.

The Police and Social Responsibility Act 2011 require, as the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent, I publish my Police and Crime Plan 2013-2017 by the end of the financial year in which I am elected.

The Commissioner, under the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, Sections 9&10, has the ability to make crime and disorder grants. Considering the requirements under the Act, the current service provision landscape in Gwent and the progress made to date in producing a commissioning framework the Commissioner has decided to award the Positive Futures programme £100,000 for the financial year 2013/14. Positive Futures will need to provide evidence to show that the funding allocated is being used effectively to meet my policing priorities.

Income generation provides additional resource to support policing in Gwent while also exploring opportunities of working with partner agencies within the community.