Decisions

A budget of £619,615 has been set for community safety and youth offending in Gwent. Of this, £131,469 is retained for non-Local Authority partners, whilst the remaining £488,142 will be allocated to Local Authorities to contribute towards their community safety and youth offending provisions.

Funding has been awarded to the following organisations:

• St Giles Trust - £138,114 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
• Crimestoppers Trust - £45,947 To deliver the Fearless Programme to Year 7 pupils in educational establishments and provide targeted support to schools in hotspot areas where serious violence or organised crime is an issue

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.

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 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 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 2025/26 to 2027/28 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.

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent has approved the Annual Treasury Management Activity Report and actual Prudential Indicators for 2023/24.