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. 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.

LICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER

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. 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

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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. 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. Dyfed-Powys Police Mark Collins was appointed Chief Constable of Dyfed- Powys Police in December 2016. He joined Dyfed- Chief Constable Powys Police in 1987 before transferring to the Metropolitan Police in 1991.He returned to Dyfed-Powys in 1995 as a Constable in Cardigan. Over the next ten Mark Collins years he worked in the four Counties of the Force. In 2006 he was promoted to lead the Wales Extremism and Anti-Terrorism Unit and served as deputy national co- ordinator for Prevent Violent Extremism.

He worked as the Commander of Waltham Forest Burial, and completed an Advanced Authority Course as Assistant Chief Constable and Deputy Chief Constable with Bedfordshire Police. He returned to Dyfed-Powys in 2016 as Chief Constable. Mark Collins is the leader of the National Council of Heads of Police for Mental Health and 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.