A police and crime plan for the Gwent force area has been agreed at a meeting of the Gwent Police and Crime Panel.
As part of his responsibilities, Gwent’s Police and Crime Commissioner Ian Johnston had to draft a plan to shape how policing priorities and criminal justice will be achieved across Gwent.
The panel, at a meeting last week, unanimously endorsed the plan.
Mr Johnston said: “As the first Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent, my vision is to prevent and reduce crime and ASB, support victims and make Gwent a safer place.
“To achieve this, I will focus on the following strategic priorities:
• To deliver the best quality of service available.
• To reduce and prevent crime
• To reduce incidents of ASB
• To protect people from serious harm
• To make the best use of resources and provide Value for Money
“The Police and Crime Plan will be crucial in delivering these priorities and I sincerely believe that all of this is achievable despite the continuing pressures that a reduction in the policing budget will bring.
Discussing how the plan has been developed the Commissioner added:
“I want to make it clear that this is not my plan, this is our plan. The feedback provided by Gwent residents through the consultation and through more informal channels has been invaluable. Likewise feedback and comment from Gwent officers has also been useful. I’m grateful to everyone who took the time to pass on their comments.
“Whilst I’ve not been able to respond directly to everyone, I have personally read every one of the comments submitted. Using the comments and feedback I’ve drawn out the key themes and areas of focus which are now part of the plan.”
During the meeting the Panel questioned the Commissioner for over an hour about the plan and made some minor suggestions in regards to priorities and success measures. The Commissioner accepted these suggestions and the Panel unanimously endorsed the Plan.
The Commissioner concluded:
“I’m grateful to the Panel for their constructive feedback and comments which will now be incorporated into the plan. Once these changes are made the finalised document will be produced by March 31st 2013 and will underpin the work of Gwent Police until 2017.”
Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner Ian Johnston is inviting residents to have their say on policing.
As part of his responsibilities the commissioner must creat Police and Crime Plan which will shape how policing priorities and criminal justice will be achieved across Gwent.
That`s That Then. This is probably the last we will hear from The Commissioner and his well paid Deputy until the next election?.