Dyfed-Powys Police Authority

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Who We Are

Membership

Dyfed-Powys Police Authority consists of nineteen members, ten of which are Councillors and nine are Independent members.  To see who your local Police Authority Member is click here.

More information of how Members are appointed to the Authority can be accessed here.

Roles and responsibilities

The Police Authority's three key functions are:

  • To secure an efficient and effective Police Service (Section 6, Police Act 1996).
  • To secure Best Value i.e. continuous improvements in the way (its functions) are exercised having regard to economy, efficiency and effectiveness (Section 3, Local Government Act 1999).
  • To make arrangements for obtaining: 
  • The views of local people about the policing of their area; and
  • The cooperation of local people in preventing crime.

The Authority has a whole range of roles and statutory duties, which underpin these functions.  For more detailed information in relation to these, click here.

Committees

The Police Authority discharges its functions through a number of Committees and Sub-Committees which are mainly divided into work streams e.g. Standards, Audit and Review, Community Engagement and Human Resources etc. Authority Members challenge and scrutinise the performance and actions of the Force through its Committee structure.

The Authority’s Committee’s structure is shown below.

For more information of the terms of reference of each Committee, click here.

Secretariat

Dyfed-Powys Police Authority is supported by a small team of officers, headed by Chief Executive, Mr Keith Reeves, LLB (Hons) LLM.

Officers have their own specialist area, advising and supporting Members in such areas as community engagement, performance and complaints.

In addition, the Secretariat are responsible for the administration of all Authority meetings, Schemes and ensuring Members are fully up to date and briefed on any policies or changes either at a local, regional or national level.

To view the roles and responsibilities of the Secretariat staff, click here.

Volunteers

As part of its monitoring role, the Police Authority operates two Volunteer Visitor Schemes.  These are an Independent Custody Visiting Scheme and an Animal Welfare Scheme.  To find out more about our volunteering schemes, click here.

The Authority also jointly manages an Independent Advisory Group with the Force.  To find out more about the role of the Independent Advisory Group, click here.