Rural Crime Forum

MONDAY 23 JULY 2018 | 11:00 - 12:30 FUW Building | Royal Welsh Showground Panel Members

Are we doing enough to tackle rural crime?

Dyfed-Powys is the largest police force area in both England and Wales, with much of its territory falling within rural inland areas and coastal countryside. Crime that occurs within these areas, and indeed across much of Wales’ landmass, can be classified as rural crime. Rural crime is often complex, multi-faceted and difficult to monitor and investigate. ‘Are we doing enough?’ welcomes colleagues from partner agencies across Wales to sit alongside me on a panel to discuss and consult with partners, stakeholders and members of rural communities on matters of wildlife crime and rural affairs in Wales. As elected officials and senior representatives of our respective organisations, we have a responsibility to listen to, and address concerns over community safety, crime and justice.

Together, we can work together to deliver better services to where it matters most - our communities.

A native of Ceredigion, Dafydd Llywelyn has been the Police and Crime Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner since Commissioner for May 2016. Before that he worked in the criminal justice Dyfed-Powys field with more than 13 years' experience with Dyfed- Powys Police. Dafydd Llywelyn Dafydd was Dyfed-Powys Police's Principal Crime and Intelligence Analyst before becoming a lecturer in criminology at Aberystwyth University.

In 2016 he was elected Police and Crime Commissioner for Dyfed-Powys. During his 2 years in post the force has received two ‘Good’ HMICFRS reports, he has recently re-invested and modernised the CCTV infrastructure, and has overseen the renewal of Dyfed- Powys Police’s Rural Crime Strategy. Fforwm Troseddu Gwledig

DYDD LLUN 23 GORFFENNAF 2018 | 11:00 - 12:30

Adeilad UAC | Maes Sioe Frenhinol Cymru Aelodau'r Panel

A ydyn ni’n gwneud digon i fynd i’r afael â Throseddau Gwledig?

Dyfed-Powys yw'r ardal heddlu fwyaf yng Nghymru a Lloegr, gyda llawer o’i thiriogaeth yn syrthio o fewn ardaloedd mewndirol gwledig ac ardaloedd cefn gwlad arfordirol. Gellir ystyried troseddau sy’n digwydd o fewn yr ardaloedd hyn, ac yn wir ar draws llawer o ehangdir Cymru, yn droseddau gwledig. Mae troseddau gwledig yn aml yn gymhleth ac yn amlochrog, ac yn anodd eu monitro ac i ymchwilio iddynt. Mae'r Fforwm, heddiw'n croesawu cydweithwyr o asiantaethau partner ar draws Cymru i eistedd gyda mi ar banel i drafod, deall ac ymgysylltu gyda phartneriaid, rhanddeiliaid ac aelodau o gymunedau gwledig ar faterion troseddau bywyd gwyllt a materion gwledig yng Nghymru.

Fel swyddogion etholedig ac uwch-gynrychiolwyr ein sefydliadau, mae gennym gyfrifoldeb i wrando ar bryderon ynghylch diogelwch cymunedol, trosedd a chyfiawnder, ac ymdrin â nhw.

Gyda’n gilydd, gallwn weithio i gynnig gwell gwasanaethau i’r mannau pwysicaf hynny - ein cymunedau.

Yn frodor o Geredigion, Dafydd Llywelyn yw Comisiynydd Comisiynydd Heddlu a yr Heddlu a Throseddu Dyfed-Powys ers Mai 2016. Cyn Throseddu Dyfed-Powys hynny bu'n gweithio yn y maes cyfiawnder troseddol, gyda dros 13 mlynedd yn Heddlu Dyfed-Powys. Dafydd Llywelyn oedd prif ddadansoddwr trosedd a gwybodaeth y Llu cyn mynd yn ddarlithydd criminoleg ym Mhrifysgol Dafydd Llywelyn Aberystwyth. Yn 2016 fe'i hetholwyd yn Gomisiynydd Heddlu a Throseddu Dyfed-Powys. Yn ystod ei 2 flynedd yn ei swydd mae'r heddlu wedi derbyn dau adroddiad HMICFRS 'Da', mae wedi ail-fuddsoddi a moderneiddio'r isadeiledd CCTV ac mae wedi goruchwylio'r broses o adnewyddu Strategaeth Troseddau Gwledig Heddlu Dyfed-Powys. Anna is a farmer’s daughter and Nuffield Scholar from Freelance Producer/ Powys, and a freelance agricultural journalist based in Bristol. Formerly a producer and director on BBC One’s Director, Journalist and Countryfile, she now presents rural affairs programmes Broadcaster for the World Service and BBC Radio 4, including Farming Today, On Your Farm and Costing the Earth. She has written for Countryfile Magazine, Farmers Anna Jones Guarding, The Guardian and Irish Independent. Journalism has been her trade for 15 years.

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After becoming a Nuffield Scholar she travelled the world and discovered a deep disconnect between media and 10:30 - 10:45 the farming industry. Anne returned home to Powys determined to motivate farmers to step up and share their stories. She is launching an exciting project called ‘Just Farmers’ in 2018. In her spare time Anna travels back to the family farm in Llansilin.

A native of Ceredigion, Dafydd Llywelyn has been the Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner since May 20

Alun was born in Tredegar and went to Tredegar Cabinet Secretary for Comprehensive School followed by the University College Local Government and of Wales, Aberystwyth where he read Politics. He first Public Services worked as a campaigner on environmental issues for the World Wide Fund for Nature, and later as a poverty campaigner for Oxfam. On 13 May 2011 Alun was appointed Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and European Programmes and later became the Minister Alun Davies AM for Natural Resources and Food.

His current portfolio as the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services brings Crime and Justice Policy and Community Safety, including relations with Police and Crime Commissioners, Police and Criminal Justice Agencies in Wales under his responsibility. Alun has a key role to play in facilitating the joined up approach needed to combat Rural Crime. Cyfarwyddwraig/ Cafodd Anna ei magu ar fferm ym Mhowys. Mae'n Cynhyrchwraig, ysgolhaig Nuffield, yn newyddiadurwraig amaethyddol sy’n Newyddiadurwraig a byw ym Mryste. Gynt yn gynhyrchydd ac yn Darllenwraig Annibynol gyfarwyddwraig ar raglen Countryfile ar BBC1, mae hi nawr yn cyflwyno rhaglenni materion gwledig ar gyfer BBC World Service a Radio 4, gan gynnwys Farming Today, On Your Farm a Costing the Earth. Mae hi wedi Anna Jones ysgrifennu erthyglau ar gyfer cylchgrawn Countryfile, y Farmers Guardian, y Guardian a’r Irish Independent. Mae LICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER hi wedi bod yn gweithio yn y maes newyddiaduraeth ers 15 mlynedd.

10:30 - 10:45 Ar ôl dod yn Ysgolhaig Nuffield, teithiodd o gwmpas y byd gan ddarganfod datgysylltiad dwfn rhwng y cyfryngau a’r diwydiant ffermio. Dychwelodd Anna adref yn benderfynol o ysgogi ffermwyr i gamu ymlaen a rhannu eu straeon. Mae hi’n lansio prosiect cyffrous o’r enw ‘Just Farmers’ yn 2018. Yn ei hamser hamdden, mae Anna’n teithio nôl i A native of Ceredigion, Dafydd Llywelyn has been the Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner since May 20 fferm y teulu yn Llansilin.

Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet Ganwyd Alun yn Nhredegar a mynychodd Ysgol Gyfun dros Lywodraeth Leol a Tredegar, cyn mynd ymlaen i astudio Gwleidyddiaeth yng Ngholeg Prifysgol Cymru, Aberystwyth. Bu'n gweithio i Gwasanaethau ddechrau fel ymgyrchydd dros faterion amgylcheddol Cyhoeddus gyda’r Gronfa Natur Fyd Eang (WWF), ac yna fel ymgyrchydd dros faterion sy’n ymwneud â thlodi gydag Oxfam. Ar 13 Mai 2011, penodwyd Alun yn Ddirprwy Alun Davies AM Weinidog Amaeth, Bwyd, Pysgodfeydd a Rhaglenni Ewropeaidd.

Mae ei bortffolio cyfredol fel Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus yn dwyn Polisi Trosedd a Chyfiawnder a Diogelwch Cymunedol, gan gynnwys perthnasau â Chomisiynwyr Heddlu a Throseddu, Heddluoedd ac Asiantaethau Cyfiawnder Troseddol, o dan ei gyfrifoldeb ef. Mae gan Alun rôl allweddol i’w chwarae o ran hwyluso’r ymagwedd gydlynol sydd angen er mwyn mynd i’r afael â Throseddau Gwledig. Rural Crime Team Rob was a police officer for over 30 years, 21 of those at Sergeant rank. Having previously served on the force Manager of North Wales helicopter and as a hostage negotiator for over 10 years, Police he was appointed as the force wildlife officer in 2007, before becoming Rural Crime Team manager.

Rob Taylor He has a vast amount of experience, in particular in regards to wildlife law and investigations and has seen through many complex prosecutions. He was LICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER responsible for the setting up of the current rural crime team and has taken the lead of its promotion, including public presentations and the innovative use of social 10:30 - 10:45 media. This has been replicated by many others throughout the UK.

Rob was awarded the Queens Police Medal (QPM) in the Queens birthday honours list in 2016 for his work in

A native of Ceredigion, Dafydd Llywelyn has btaeecnk ltinheg Druyfreadl -cProimwyes. Police and Crime Commissioner since May 20

Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent Born in Glasgow, Mr Cuthbert moved to at a young age and studied mining engineering at University College, Cardiff. After a successful career as an engineer, he went on to work in education, working with the Welsh Joint Jeff Cuthbert Educational Committee (WJEC) and serving on the boards of and The College, Ystrad Mynach.

First elected to the National Assembly for Wales in 2003, he served as Deputy Minister for Skills (2011-2013) and then Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty (2013-2014), where he introduced the Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act. Mr Cuthbert previously chaired the Welsh Assembly's Committee on Standards of Conduct, and was a member of the Enterprise and Business Committee and the Environment and Sustainability Committee. Rheolwr Tîm Roedd Rob yn swyddog heddlu am dros 30 mlynedd. Troseddau Gwledig Treuliodd 21 mlynedd fel Rhingyll. Ar ôl gwasanaethu am 10 mlynedd ar hofrennydd yr heddlu ac fel trafodwr adeg Gogledd Cymru sefyllfaoedd lle mae rhywun yn cael ei ddal yn wystl, cafodd ei benodi’n swyddog bywyd gwyllt yr heddlu yn 2007, cyn dod yn rheolwr y Tîm Troseddau Gwledig. Rob Taylor

Mae ganddo brofiad helaeth, yn arbennig mewn perthynas ag ymchwiliadau a chyfreithiau bywyd gwyllt, a LICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER bu’n rhan o sawl erlyniad cymhleth. Roedd Rob yn gyfrifol am sefydlu’r tîm troseddau gwledig presennol, ac mae’n arwain hyrwyddo’r tîm, gan gynnwys cyflwyniadau 10:30 - 10:45 cyhoeddus a’r defnydd arloesol o gyfryngau cymdeithasol.

Mae llawer o bobl eraill wedi efelychu hyn ar draws y DU. Derbyniodd Rob Fedal Heddlu’r Frenhines yn rhestr A native of Ceredigion, Dafydd Llywelyn has baenernh tyhdee Ddydfaedu- Ppoewny-sb lPwoylidcde yan Fdr Cernihmien eCso mymn i2ss0i1o6ne ar msi necie May 20 waith o ran mynd i’r afael â throseddau gwledig. Comisiynydd Heddlu a Throseddu Gwent

Wedi'i eni yn Glasgow, symudodd Mr Cuthbert i Gaerdydd pan oedd yn ifanc ac astudiodd beirianneg cloddio yng Jeff Cuthbert Ngholeg y Brifysgol, Caerdydd. Ar ôl gyrfa lwyddiannus fel peiriannydd, aeth ymlaen i weithio ym maes addysg, gan weithio i Gyd-bwyllgor Addysg Cymru (CBAC) a gwasanaethu ar fyrddau Prifysgol Caerdydd a'r Coleg, Ystrad Mynach.

Cafodd ei ethol i Gynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru gyntaf yn 2003, a gwasanaethodd fel Dirprwy Weinidog dros Sgiliau (2011-2013) ac yna fel Gweinidog Cymunedau a Threchu Tlodi (2013-2014), lle y cyflwynodd Ddeddf Llesiant Cenedlaethau'r Dyfodol (Cymru). Cyn hynny bu Mr Cuthbert yn cadeirio'r Pwyllgor ar Safonau Ymddygiad yn y Cynulliad, a bu'n aelod o'r Pwyllgor Menter a Busnes a Phwyllgor yr Amgylchedd a Chynaliadwyedd. Arfon Jones was elected the Police and Crime Police and Crime Commissioner for north Wales on 5 May 2016. He will Commissioner for North remain in office until the next elections which will be held in May 2020. Wales Arfon Jones is originally from Harlech and now lives in Gwersyllt, Wrexham with his wife Gwenfair. They have Arfon Jones two daughters and four grandchildren.

LICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER Mr Arfon Jones was previously a councillor for Wrexham Council for the Gwersyllt West ward but stepped down in May 2017, he continues to be a member of the Gwersyllt 10:30 - 10:45 Community Council.

Mr Arfon Jones had a successful career with North Wales Police from 1978 to 2008 and retired in the rank of Inspector.

A native of Ceredigion, Dafydd Llywelyn has been the Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner since May 20

Vice President of Ian lives at Gurnos, an upland sheep farm near Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire. The farm extends to 220 Farming Union of Wales acres with Common Grazing Rights on the Black Mountain, and he is a member of the Management Committee of the Black Mountain West Graziers Ian Rickman Association.

He has been an active Union member for more than 20 years. He was Carmarthenshire County Chairman from 2010 – 2012, and is currently Chairman of the Hill Farming and Marginal Land Committee, a position he has held for the last 2 years. In this capacity, over the last 12 months, he has attended several meetings, including National Fallen Stock, HCC’s Light Lamb Task Group and IBERS at Pwllpeiran. Etholwyd Arfon Jones yn Gomisiynydd Heddlu a Comisiynydd Heddlu a Throseddu Gogledd Cymru ar 5 Mai 2016. Bydd yn dal Throseddu Gogledd y swydd tan yr etholiadau nesaf a fydd yn cael eu cynnal Cymru ym mis Mai 2020. Mae Mr Jones yn wreiddiol o Harlech ond erbyn hyn yn byw yng Ngwersyllt, Wrecsam gyda’i wraig, Gwenfair. Mae ganddynt ddwy ferch a phedwar o Arfon Jones wyrion.

LICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER Roedd Arfon Jones, tan Mai 2017, yn gynghorydd Cyngor Wrecsam dros ward Gorllewin Gwersyllt. Mae'n parhau yn aelod o Gyngor Cymunedol Gwersyllt. 10:30 - 10:45 Dilynodd Arfon Jones yrfa lwyddiannus gyda Heddlu Gogledd Cymru rhwng 1978 a 2008 pan wnaeth ymddeol yn Arolygydd.

A native of Ceredigion, Dafydd Llywelyn has been the Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner since May 20

Mae Ian yn byw yn Gurnos, fferm ddefaid ucheldir ger Llandeilo, Sir Gaerfyrddin. Mae’r fferm yn ymestyn i 220 Vice President of erw gyda hawliau pori comin ar y Mynydd Du, ac mae'n Farming Union of Wales yn aelod o Bwyllgor Rheoli Cymdeithas Porwyr Gorllewin y Mynydd Du.

Ian Rickman Mae wedi bod yn aelod gweithgar o’r Undeb ers dros 20 mlynedd. Roedd yn Gadeirydd Sirol dros Sir Gaerfyrddin rhwng 2010-2012, ac mae'n Gadeirydd Pwyllgor Tir Uchel a Thir Ymylol yr Undeb, swydd y mae wedi ei chynnal dros y ddwy flynedd ddiwethaf.

Yn y cyswllt hwn, yn ystod y 12 mis diwethaf, mae wedi mynychu sawl cyfarfod, gan gynnwys ‘National Fallen Stock’, ‘Light Lamb Task Group’ Hybu Cig Cymru a IBERS ym Mhwllpeiran. Mark has a long association with the Dyfed-Powys area. Dyfed-Powys Police He first entered policing as a Special Constable in Chief Constable Carmarthen in 1987, serving as a volunteer officer. His commitment to policing was cemented in 1991 when he became a Police Constable with The Metropolitan Police in London. In 1995, Mark returned to Dyfed-Powys Police in Mark Collins 1995 as a Constable in Cardigan and, over the next 10 years he went on to work in all four counties.

In 2006, Mark was promoted to lead the Wales Extremism and Counter Terrorism Unit (WECTU) and in more recent years has served as the ‘Preventing Violent Extremism Deputy National Coordinator’ based in London with a national remit. He has also served as a Borough Commander with The Metropolitan Police, and most recently has been both Assistant Chief Constable and Deputy Chief Constable at Bedfordshire Police.

Mark is the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) lead for Mental Health & Policing, and is also the lead in Wales for Wildlife Crime and Rural affairs.

Executive Director of Tim Jones is NRW’s Executive Director for Operations Natural Resources North & Mid Wales. Prior to this, he worked for the Wales Countryside Council for Wales as Regional Director for North Wales, having joined the organisation in 1992 as a Tim Jones Tir Cymen Project Officer in Llandeilo.

In any spare time he has, Tim is a keen cyclist and hill walker and loves sailing.

Tim was brought up in Abersoch on the Llyn Peninsula and is a son of a fisherman. He lives near Ruthin. Mae gan Mark Collins gysylltiad hir ag ardal Dyfed-Powys. Prif Gwnstabl Heddlu Cychwynnodd ar ei yrfa gyda’r gwasanaeth heddlu fel Dyfed-Powys Cwnstabl Gwirfoddol yng Nghaerfyrddin yn 1987. Cryfhawyd ei ymrwymiad tuag at blismona yn 1991 pan ddaeth yn Gwnstabl Heddlu gyda’r Heddlu Metropolitanaidd yn Llundain. Mark Collins Yn 1995, dychwelodd i Heddlu Dyfed-Powys fel Cwnstabl yn Aberteifi. Dros y 10 mlynedd nesaf, gweithiodd ym mhob un o’r pedair sir, gan wasanaethau ar bob rheng hyd at reng Uwch-arolygydd, mewn lifrai a gyda’r adran CID.

Yn 2006, dyrchafwyd Mark i arwain Uned Eithafiaeth a Gwrthderfysgaeth Cymru (WECTU). Yn fwy diweddar, bu’n gwasanaethu fel y Dirprwy Gydlynydd Cenedlaethol ar gyfer Atal Eithafiaeth Dreisgar yn Llundain, gyda chylch gwaith cenedlaethol. Hefyd, bu’n gwasanaethu fel Comander Bwrdeistref gyda’r Heddlu Metropolitanaidd, ac yn fwyaf diweddar, fel Prif Gwnstabl Cynorthwyol a Dirprwy Brif Gwnstabl gyda Heddlu Swydd Bedford. Mark yw arweinydd Cyngor Cenedlaethol Prif Swyddogion yr Heddlu ar gyfer Iechyd Meddwl a Phlismona. Mae Mark hefyd yn arweinydd troseddau bywyd gwyllt a materion gwledig yng Nghymru. Cyfarwyddwr Gweithredol Cyfoeth Tim Jones yw Cyfarwyddwr Gweithredol Cyfoeth Naturiol Naturiol Cymru Cymru ar gyfer Gogledd a Chanolbarth Cymru. Yn flaenorol, bu'n gweithio i Gyngor Cefn Gwlad Cymru fel Cyfarwyddwr Rhanbarthol Gogledd Cymru, ar ôl ymuno Tim Jones â'r sefydliad ym 1992 fel Swyddog Prosiect Tir Cymen yn Llandeilo.

Yn ei amser hamdden prin, mae Tim yn feiciwr brwd a cherddwr mynydd ac maee wrth ei fodd yn hwylio.

Cafodd Tim ei fagu yn Abersoch ar Benrhyn Llyn ac mae'n fab i bysgotwr. Mae'n byw ger Rhuthun.