Performance and Measurement
Gwent
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| Performance Areas | Delivery | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Reducing Crime | Good | Improved |
| Investigating Crime | Good | Stable |
| Promoting Safety | Good | Stable |
| Providing Assistance | Fair | Stable |
| Citizen Focus | Fair | Improved |
| Resource Use | Good | Improved |
| Local Policing | Poor | Improved |
Summary
The force strategic priorities are to reduce overall crime, provide a citizen-focused police service, increase sanction detection rates and target prolific and other priority offenders, reduce concern about crime, and combat serious and
organised crime.
The force successfully policed the EU Foreign Ministers’ meeting in September 2005; this event posed probably the largest security challenge ever seen in Wales. It has also recently carried out a number of successful and dynamic operations, which have had a positive impact on local communities. It has established a committed and sustainable approach to neighbourhood policing and has achieved a 6% level of crime reduction.
The force has embarked on an all-embracing change process under the citizen focus agenda; this requires a significant internal culture shift. Probationer training is undergoing major change as part of a modernisation process to better equip officers for new challenges. The force is also introducing a code of practice to replace the
victims’ charter. The continued expansion of the city of Newport necessitates a review of local policing to ensure that it can respond to the increasingly vibrant social and commercial scene and also play host to the 2010 Ryder Cup.
For further information see the full baseline assessment.
Police Authority Chair: D Geraint Price-Thomas
Authority Website: www.gwentpa.police.uk
Chief Constable: Mike Tonge
Force Website: www.gwent.police.uk
Staff Numbers:
- Police Officers: 1467
- Police Staff: 749
- Community Support Officers: 76
- Other Staff: 22
- Special Constables: 137
Budget 2005/06: £102.3m
