13 November 2008
Wales’ four Police Authorities are today celebrating after winning a top national award at an annual APA awards ceremony in Gateshead.
PAW (Police Authorities of Wales), the representative body for the four Police Authorities in Wales beat off strong competition from across the UK to be awarded the inaugural ‘Excellence Award 2008 for Regional Collaboration’.
Cllr Lindsay Whittle (Caerphilly), WLGA Spokesperson for Equality Social Justice and Community Safety said:
“This is an excellent achievement for PAW and is an important recognition of the hard work and leadership that the Welsh Police Authorities have shown in taking police collaboration forward. Furthermore, this award demonstrates the efforts of Wales’ Police Authorities to achieve the highest level of performance in serving their communities. Award schemes such as these play a crucial role in showcasing the excellent good practice that is happening in Wales and we must continue to build on and promote our successes.”
PAW, was created in 1995 as the representative body of the four Police Authorities in Wales. In 2007 it became a statutory Joint Committee and provides the governance to the Police Collaboration Programme in Wales.
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