Decisions

The successful grants are listed below:

Cefn Golau Together (Blaenau Gwent)- £11,574 towards the Nip it in the Bud Project. The project will run activities for the whole community but with specific projects for families, children and young adults to improve physical and mental health and wellbeing whilst promoting a sense of community belonging, mutual respect and responsibility.

Newport Yemeni Community Association (NYCA) (Newport) - £43,070 towards a NYCA Youth Empowerment Programme which will provide a preventative programme providing options for the young people to get involved, engaged and empowered to make positive life choices.

County in the Community (Newport) - £11,307.50 to deliver the Premier League Kicks Project in Ringland. Weekly sessions will be provided on a Friday outside of school hours and in school holidays

Empire Fighting Chance (Torfaen) - £15,158.40 to provide the Fighting Crime in Torfaen Project. The project will combine non-contact boxing and intensive personal support, for young people from Torfaen who are at risk of entering the criminal justice system. Young people will be recruited via referral partners, including schools, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and Gwent Police and be referred to one of two programmes,

The following projects funded in 2020/2021 or 2021/2022 have, in principle, been awarded year two or three funding, where this was applied for in their original application, subject to satisfactory reporting:

Community House - £48,351

Cymru Creations - £25,000

Cyfannol Women’s Aid - £33,600

Duffryn Community Link - £28,805

Kid Care 4 U – £22,000

Senghenydd Youth Drop in Centre - £31,627.63

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent has agreed to provide £25,000 to the Gwent High Sheriff's Community Fund for 2022/23, 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.

A review of the Manual of Corporate Governance is undertaken on an annual basis by the Strategic Planning Group. Ordinarily the Joint Audit Committee would receive the amendments to the Manual of Corporate Governance for approval prior to the Strategy Performance Board meeting. However, due to changes to the meeting dates the Commissioner and Chief Constable approved the amendments in principle at the Strategy Performance Board meeting on 2nd March 2022 subject to any amendments recommended by Joint Audit Committee on the 9th March 2022.

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 the complaints examined had been dealt with appropriately by the Chief Constable.

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 required to determine the budget for 2022-23 and then set the council tax precept in consultation with the Police and Crime Panel.

In order to develop the next Police and Crime Plan for Gwent, an extensive engagement exercise with the public and key stakeholders was conducted by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner. This was to ensure it reflected a range of views from diverse communities across Gwent. By gathering these views, the Commissioner furthered his understanding of what matters to the people of Gwent, key stakeholders and our partners in policing.

The funding award period will run for 2 years from 1st December 2021 to 30th November 2023.

The purpose of the funding is to enable adults and young people and their supporting family members who have experienced sexual abuse, sexual violence or sexual exploitation to cope with the trauma experienced and recover as fully as they are able

The ‘Places for People – Major Projects Hub’ framework number DN298568 has been utilised. This is a national framework owned by Procurement Hub. This is in accordance with the Manual of Governance (sections 20-24 of Part 3e Standing Orders Relating to Contracts).