My Vision: A Dyfed-Powys of Safe Communities

My overarching vision for 2021-25 is to keep the communities of Mid and West Wales safe, maintaining trust and confi dence in our police and criminal justice system as a whole. This means:

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We keep our communities safe, supporting them when there is crime and antisocial behaviour. Our services are accessible to all communities, recognising diversity and Welsh language. We take a public health approach to high community harm problems, including substance misuse, violence against women and girls and mental health.

We deliver a policing and justice system that meets our communities’ crime prevention needs, protects the public and builds resilience. Our meaningful, far-reaching public engagement drives strategic decision making.

This Plan sets out my commitments to contributing to my vision. I anticipate that the Chief Constable will establish how Dyfed-Powys Police will contribute through their Delivery Plan. True change cannot be achieved alone, especially across our complex justice system. As such, I will also be encouraging partners to refl ect on how our combined eff orts can help improve services for our communities. I will use a range of qualitative and quantitative measures to answer our collective progress against these outcomes. Updates will be provided to the Police and Crime Panel and will also be published on my website.