DYFED-POWYS Police and Crime Commissioner, Dafydd Llywelyn, has launched his first-ever youth forum during a special event.

The commissioner’s youth forum for policing and crime was officially launched on Thursday, 13 December, and underlines the commissioner’s commitment to listening to the voice of young people.

The forum consists of youth ambassadors who are aged 11 to 18 and represent a range of community youth groups and organisations from across Dyfed-Powys.

Following the launch event, Mr Llywelyn said: “The launch of my youth forum marks an exciting development in the way in which I am listening to the voice of young people.

“I am eager to build relationships with existing youth groups, youth councils and forums across the region, many of which were represented at the launch, so that they can inform my decisions in relation to policing and crime. I’m also developing new methods to reach the hard to reach.

“I’m excited to announce that we have newly-elected members of the Welsh Youth Parliament represented on my Forum, and I have already started discussions with the Senedd in Cardiff on ways for my Youth Ambassadors to feed into the work of the Welsh Youth Parliament and vice versa. I’m very grateful to my Youth Ambassadors for volunteering their time, and I look forward to seeing the Youth Forum develop over the next few months.”

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