Part of 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services – in the Senedd at 3:09 pm on 13 June 2018.
I concur with the analysis of the Member for South Wales West, but may I say this? Firstly, policing is not devolved, and so our ability to influence this issue could be impaired on occasion, but I do see that the police are working very hard to reach out to various sectors of society. There are some exceptionally good examples in Gwent Police of that, and I’ve seen great changes in the way in which South Wales Police deal with these issues too. So, I am confident that we have the leadership in place in the police forces to create the ideal that you and I would share. But the point is this: until the police are part of Welsh public service and are devolved, it would be very difficult for us to develop the kind of holistic policies that we need.