07 Mar 2022
On Friday 4 March 2022, Police and Crime Commissioner, Dafydd Llywelyn held his sixth consecutive annual St David’s Day Conference at Dyfed-Powys Police Headquarters in Carmarthen.
Previous Conferences have focused on Coercive Control (2017); Mental Health in Policing (2018); Cyber-Crime (2019); Rural Crime (2020) and Victims (2021).
This year, the focus of the PCC’s Conference was on Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) with guest speakers including the National Police Chief Constable Lead on Antisocial Behaviour, Andy Prophet, who is Deputy Chief Constable of Essex Police, and Charlotte Hamilton-Kay who is the Specialist Victim Project Manager with ASB Help – a charity set up to provide advice and support to victims of anti-social behaviour.
Dyfed Powys Police are proud to be the first in Wales to take the ‘ASB Pledge’ with ASB Help which demonstrates their commitment to reducing anti-social behaviour and providing victims the opportunity to request a review.
PCC Dafydd Llywelyn said “ASB can have an overwhelming impact on its victims and, in some cases, on the wider community. In my new Police and Crime Plan published earlier this year, I have highlighted preventing harm caused by crime and ASB as a priority.
“An effective response to ASB requires innovation, a strong partnership between local agencies, and a mindset that puts victims first.
“This year’s conference shone a light on the important challenge we face and opportunities available in tackling ASB with an input on the Dyfed-Powys approach to tackling ASB, which include how the force captures, records and manages anti-social behaviour; the role of co-ordinators and mediators, and the low level intervention and restorative approaches. There was also be Divisional Lightning Talks as well as an powerful and emotional input from victims of ASB.
I would like to take this opportunity to once again thank all of my guest speakers, as well as everyone who attended both in person at Police Headquarters and online from across England and Wales. It was a successful event, and I am already looking forward to next year.”
PCC Dafydd Llywelyn at his Annual St Davids Conference in Police Headquarters, with Guest Speakers from ASB Help, Pembrokeshire County Council and Dyfed-Powys Police
