Decisions

The provision of victims services to children and young people is being improved and as such a new tender process is being progressed. There has been a delay in progressing the tender release and as such Umbrella Gwent will provide the interim service until 2021/22.

Age Cymru Gwent - To continue to fund 30 hours of support by the Older People's Caseworker. Amount: £19,015. Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) - To continue to fund the Well-Being Practitioner jointly with ABUHB. Amount £24,500. Umbrella Cymru - to provide support to those victims who require it in relation to their gender or sexual identity. Amount £5,000

The funding will be provided to Newport City Council to deliver a whole system response to vulnerability by implementing Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) informed approaches for operational policing and key partners.

The funding will be provided to Newport Live who currently leads on coordinating the delivery of the Positive Futures Programme, for sports based diversionary activity for children and young people at risk of becoming involved in the criminal justice system in Gwent.

Funding has been awarded to the following organisations:

St Giles Trust - £123,794

* To deliver one to one crisis intervention to young people and their families, at risk of involvement or involved in serious violence and organised crime; and co-deliver the ‘Fearless’ Programme in Schools with Crimestoppers.

Crimestoppers Trust - £41,000

* To co-deliver the Fearless Programme to Year 7 pupils in educational establishments with St Giles Trust; and provide targeted support to schools in hotspot areas where serious violence or organised crime is an issue.

The following amounts were awarded:

£348,515 to New Pathways to contribute to the delivery of Sexual Violence Services in 2021/2022, including the following services:

* SARC services;

* Core ISVA services;

* Additional ISVA’s - Children and Young People ISVA; Mental Health ISVA and Community ISVA;

* Children’s Therapy; and

* Adult Counselling.

£69,500 to Cyfannol Women’s Aid to contribute to the delivery of their Horizon Support Services which include:

* Adult Counselling; and

* ISVA services.

The funding will also contribute to management and administration costs.

2021/22 Grant Awards (April 2021 – March 2022):

Cymru Creations (Blaenau Gwent)- £25,000

Senghenydd Youth Drop-in Centre (Caerphilly) - £33,314.49

KidCare4U (Newport) - £22,000

Cyfannol Women’s Aid (Gwent Wide) - £27,314.15

Ffin Dance (Blaenau Gwent) - £10,000

Duffryn Community Link (Newport) - £28,028

The following projects funded in 2019/2020 or 2020/2021 have, in principle, been awarded year two or three funding, where this was applied for in their original application, subject to satisfactory reporting:

Urban Circle Productions - £50,000

Cwmbran Centre for Young People - £40,314.72

The Gap Wales - £16,931

Community House - £48,351

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent has agreed to provide £25,000 to the Gwent High Sheriff's Community Fund for 2021/22, 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. The Joint Audit Committee considered the amendments at their meeting held on 1st March 2021 before final approval was requested from the Commissioner and Chief Constable at the Strategy and Performance Board Meeting on 3rd March 2021.

The Commissioner is required to determine the budget for 2021-22 and then set the council tax precept in consultation with the Police and Crime Panel.