Hannah Jenkins Jones

Main Responsibilities

Main Responsibilities

Hannah is responsible for progressing the Commissioner’s equality and inclusion priorities, and for promoting equality – including Welsh language – across the Commissioner’s functions.  She also oversees the Commissioner’s scrutiny programme, ensuring South Wales Police is effectively held to account through evidence-based oversight informed by the voices of communities and partners.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading statutory responsibility in relation to equality and Welsh language, and promoting fairness and inclusion throughout the Commissioner’s activities
• Delivering the Commissioner’s strategic scrutiny programme by conducting scrutiny reviews of thematic areas in South Wales Police, making evidence-based conclusions.
• Oversight of force inspection progress in relation to recommendations made by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS).
• Promoting accountability and legitimacy of policing by coordinating the Police Accountability & Legitimacy Group (PALG) activity, ensuring partners and community members are included in the oversight and challenge of South Wales Police.
• Coordinating the All-Wales Independent Oversight & Advisory Panel activity to ensure racially minoritised people across Wales can hold criminal justice to account on progress towards antiracism.