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Gwent Police Awards 2020: Urban Circle

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent, Jeff Cuthbert, has presented independent arts organisation, Urban Circle, with an award as part of the Gwent Police Force Awards...

Case study: Cwmbran Centre for Young People

The Cwmbran Centre for Young People is a youth organisation based in Cwmbran town centre that offers a wide range of services and activities for children and young people,...

Police and Crime Commissioner welcomes plans to change criminal...

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent, Jeff Cuthbert, has welcomed the UK Government’s plans to change the current rules around criminal records disclosur

Police and Crime Commissioner backs Crimestoppers campaign

The national charity Crimestoppers has launched a new campaign across Wales to help young people stay safe from drugs and exploitation

Guest blog: Dawn Turner, chair of the Joint Audit Committee

In 2015 I saw an advert through Neighbourhood Watch asking for members of the public to become an independent member of the Gwent Police Joint Audit Committee (JAC) which...

Case study: Community Youth Project Newport

The Community Youth Project – Newport (formally the Maindee Youth Project) is run from the Maindee Community House on Eton Road in Newport and is funded through the Police and...

Police and Crime Commissioner welcomes government funding for...

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent, Jeff Cuthbert, has welcomed the news that police forces will be reimbursed by the UK Government for medical grade personal...

Office for National Statistic releases latest crime figures

The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal that there was a two per cent drop in recorded crime in Gwent over the last year. The figures show that...

HMICFRS report praises Welsh police forces

The PEEL Spotlight Report ‘The Hard Yards’, which looks at collaboration between the UK police forces, recognises that strong relationships between forces in Wales, supported...

STOP – TALK – PROTECT

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent, Jeff Cuthbert and Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner, Eleri Thomas are delighted to support Gwent Police campaign to warn...

Case study: Barnado’s Cymru – Divert

Barnardo’s Cymru is commissioned by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner to work within selected secondary schools in Gwent and identify young people who are at...

Police and Crime Commissioner praises Victims' Commissioner...

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent, Jeff Cuthbert, has praised a report from the Victims' Commissioner Dame Vera Baird that calls for the transformation of victims’...