A police boss is celebrating after copping a hat-trick of awards for the open and transparent way he and his staff work.

The office of North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones has been given a Transparency Quality Mark by CoPaCC, an organisation that monitors police governance, for the third year running.

The accolade was given for making information accessible on his website so that members of the public can find out easily what he’s doing

He said: “I believe passionately in the importance of being totally open about what I do so gaining this quality mark for the third year running means a great deal to me.

“In public life we are duty bound to be transparent about what we do and openness should be the norm and not the exception.

“I hope that other public sector organisations follow suit because we are funded by taxpayers and they have an absolute right to know what we do and how we spend their money.

“It is a question of accountability so we need to be totally up front about how we operate rather than hiding away behind legislation and exemptions to the Freedom of Information Act.

“I must pay tribute to the staff in my office because they have worked extremely hard to ensure that we received this quality mark. I am very grateful to them.”

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