THE Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Gwent has announced that all meetings of his decision making forum will now be held in public.

Chaired by Gwent PCC Ian Johnston, the Strategy and Performance Board (SPB) is responsible for monitoring the performance of Gwent Police Force and how it effectively delivers its service against his Police and Crime Plan.

Standard items on the agenda include the performance and delivery of operational policing; the management of the budget and resources; and the addressing of any community concerns about policing and updates on on-going critical incidents and strategic threats and risks. ??

All scheduled meetings will now be open for members of the public to attend, with the impact of these changes being monitored in the coming year.??

PCC Ian Johnston said: "Transparency is essential as I am held to account at a local level by the public.

"It has been important to me from day one as Commissioner to be as open and transparent as possible.

"These meetings provide an opportunity for the public to see how I am holding the Chief Constable to account to ensure he delivers a policing service which meets the requirements of the community."  ??

All meetings of the SPB are held in Conference Room 1, Police Headquarters, Cwmbran and will start at 10am unless otherwise stated.??

The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 26th May.

Members of the public do not need to register before the meeting.