South Wales Police & Crime Panel (Apr '21)
The Police and Crime Commissioner is subject to scrutiny by a Police and Crime Panel, which provides…
The Police and Crime Commissioner, Alun Michael, is supported by a small team of officers, who assist in fulfilling his duties.
In November 2016 Emma Wools was appointed as Deputy Commissioner on secondment from the National Offender Management Service in Wales (NOMS), which was ratified by the South Wales Police and Crime Panel on the 18th October 2016. This appointment meets the legal requirement for this role and fills the gap left by the previous permanent Deputy Commissioner, Sophie Howe, who has become the first Future Generations Commissioner for Wales.
Deputy Commissioner – Emma Wools
Chief of Staff (Interim) – Lee Jones
Chief Finance Officer – Peter Curran (Part-time: 3 Days)
Assistant Commissioner/Director of Strategy & Programmes - Mark Brace
• Strategic Lead – Vulnerability and Victims x 1
• Strategic Lead – Criminal Justice x 1
• Strategic Lead – Commissioning, Substance Misuse and Mental Health x 1
• Strategic Lead – Scrutiny, Assurance & Equality x 1
• Strategic Lead – Standards and Compliance x 1
• Finance & Commissioning Manager x 1
• Policy Officers x 6
• Policy Officer/Researcher x 1
• Project and Policy Support Officers x 3
• Commissioning, Grants and Funding Officer x 1
• Business Manager x 1
• Principal Analyst x 1
• Executive Adviser and Support Officer x 1
• Engagement and Assurance Officer x 0.8
• Quality, Standards and Compliance Officer x 1
• Governance Support Officers x 2
• Commissioner’s PA X 1
• Administration Support Officers x 0.8
• Administration Assistants x 3.6
Team Demographics (as at January 2021, exc Vacancies)
Total Staff: 32 (Including inward secondments, excludes external secondments)
Gender: Female – 24 Male – 8
Staff members with a disability: 0
Staff members from an ethnic minority background: 2
Seconded Staff of the Chief Constable
The secondment of a police officer to act as a staff officer to the Commissioner fulfils 3 purposes:
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