Decisions

For 2023/24 financial year, an amount of £238,166.46 has been provided by the Home Office to the PCC for Gwent to support the implementation of the Duty, with £58,166 of this funding to support interventions. The remainder are for labour costs associated with delivering other requirements of the Duty. 

Awarded as follows:

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board – to fund a Violence Prevention Coordinator based in Gwent’s Emergency Dept and Minor Injuries Unit, They will support individuals presenting with violent crime injuries by working with other agencies to manage risk and harm and offer onward support and referral pathways

£20,000

Caerphilly and Blaenau-Gwent Youth Offending Service (on behalf of all YOS across Gwent) – to purchase Streetwise Education street crime/gang violence prevention resources, to train YOS workers and better support children and young people from committing future violent crimes.

£4,785

Newport City Council – to fund an expansion of the ‘Night Ambassadors’ Scheme in Newport who work in the city centre evening and night time economy, preventing street based violence and other crime and disorder.

£16,500

Torfaen County Borough Council – to fund 1-1 violence reduction mentors for children who have committed violent crime and additional workshops in schools to raise awareness of the consequences of committing violent crime.

£16,500

The Conference is scheduled to take place at Cardiff City Hall from the 10^th to the 12^th October 2023 and will be titled Lawrence Inquiry to Casey Review: How far have we come.  It will also coincide with the NBPA’s 25^th Anniversary

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent has agreed to provide £25,000 to the Gwent High Sheriff's Community Fund for 2024/25, with an option of match funding up to an additional £25,000. A further £15,000 to support year 1, 2 and 3 of the Superbid will also be provided.

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.

FOIA provides access to information held by public authorities. Under the FOIA, public authorities are obliged to publish certain information about their activities, this is referred to as a Publication Scheme. Members of the public are also entitled to request any recorded information held by them

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 Treasury Management Annual Report was scrutinised by the Joint Audit Committee on 15th June 2023

The Fund currently allows for applicants to apply for three years’ worth of funding.  It is however recommended that due to the election in May 2024, the Fund rules be amended to allow applications for only one year’s worth of funding so that the elected PCC can review the Fund and consider any changes they may want to implement once in post. 

Due to the nature of the existing three year grant awards, for 2024/25, out of the £300,000 available, £207,352 has already been ringfenced for the delivery of year two and year three projects.  This means that the funding available for the 2024/25 period amounts to £92,648.

The Commissioner is satisfied that the complaints examined had been dealt with appropriately by the Chief Constable.