Extract from Welsh Parliament: Business Statement and Announcement - Oct 18

Alun Davies MS:...Can I also ask for a statement on policing in Wales? I met with the chief constable of Gwent Police yesterday, and we discussed the pressures facing the police forces at the moment. Now, we on this side of the Chamber recognise that many of these pressures are caused by repeated spending cuts imposed upon the police by the Tories in London. But, for the ordinary constable on the beat, these are real issues facing all of our communities. It is right and proper that we provide the police with all the facilities and all the resources they require, and it would be useful if we could have a debate on policing in Wales, to bring these issues to the attention of the UK Government.

Lesley Griffiths MS (Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd): ...And in relation to policing, obviously, it is a reserved matter, and we've certainly seen the significant cuts to policing over the years. The Minister for Social Justice regularly does meet with the four Police and Crime Commissioners and the four chief constables, and we have tried to plug gaps, if you like, that the Home Office have made, with police community support officers.