Decisions

Gwent Police need to replace their existing CEDs by March 2025 due to their end of life.

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 Commissioner is satisfied that all declarations by officers and staff have been made within the boundaries of acceptability in accordance with the relevant policies and procedures.

The Commissioner is satisfied that all declarations by staff have been made within the boundaries of acceptability in accordance with the relevant policies and procedures.

The Commissioner is required to adopt and comply with the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) Prudential Code for Capital Finance in Local Authorities and the CIPFA Code of Practice on Treasury Management. The Treasury Management Strategy 2024/25 to 2026/27 and the Treasury Management Practices have been agreed in order to comply with the codes

Treasury Management covers borrowing, investing, banking and cash flow management.

As part of this agreement it has been determined that Clinks will be awarded a grant for the sum of £15,411 in regards to staffing costs for a Development Officer to work one day a week, totaling 41 days, in respect of the Community Engagement Network.    

In order to make an informed decision on possible next steps, further investigation of such potential legal merit needs to be undertaken.

The amount made available by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent for the above purpose is £10,000.

The Joint Audit Committee Annual Report for 2020/21 was produced to coincide with and support the publication of the Statement of Accounts