The Wiltshire Police and Crime Panel was scheduled to consider the Police and Crime Plan Highlight and Performance Report for May to July 2026, and to provide comment and make recommendations on the Police and Crime Commissioner's Annual Report for 2025/26. The panel was also scheduled to receive a presentation on the delivery of the Serious Violence Duty.

Police and Crime Plan Highlight and Performance Report

The Wiltshire Police and Crime Panel was scheduled to receive the Highlight and Performance Report for May to July 2026. This report was scheduled to provide a strategic assessment of delivery and performance against the Police and Crime Plan 2025–29. The report indicated a mixed overall position, with some performance maintained despite increased pressure, but also noted a decline in immediate and rural response times. Areas requiring recovery included arrest performance for domestic abuse, violence against women and girls, and rape and serious sexual offences, as well as investigation quality and victim communication and satisfaction. Knife-enabled crime and road casualties were also reported as higher. Targeted initiatives were showing encouraging results, but these were programme-specific rather than force-wide trends. The Police and Crime Commissioner's (PCC) assurance focus was scheduled to be on contact and response, serious harm, safeguarding, justice outcomes, investigation quality, victim experience, and service resilience.

Police and Crime Plan Annual Report 2025/26

The panel was scheduled to provide comment and make recommendations on the Police and Crime Commissioner's draft Annual Report for 2025/26. This report was scheduled to cover the financial year 2025/26 and summarise delivery against the Police and Crime Plan's four priorities: a police service that meets the needs of its communities; reducing violence and serious harm; tackling crimes that matter most to local communities; and improving the experience of victims and delivering justice. The report was scheduled to present a balanced account of progress, performance, and challenges, highlighting achievements such as improvements recognised through independent inspection, stronger emergency response and call handling, and increased neighbourhood policing activity. It was also scheduled to identify areas requiring continued attention, including investigation standards, victim communication and satisfaction, safeguarding, crime recording, leadership culture, and non-emergency contact. Financial sustainability was noted as a significant strategic issue, with the report detailing the 2025/26 financial position and the further savings required for 2026/27.

Delivery of Serious Violence Duty

A presentation was scheduled to be given regarding the work coordinating and managing the multi-agency delivery of the Serious Violence Duty. This presentation was scheduled to cover the range of early interventions being deployed to reduce violence across the most at-risk cohorts. The Serious Violence Duty requires specified authorities to work together to prevent and reduce serious violence, with Wiltshire and Swindon's response guided by its Serious Violence Strategy and Strategic Needs Assessment, employing a public-health approach. The report indicated that grant funding supported interventions such as Focused Deterrence and Synergy, with evaluations showing significant reductions in offending behaviour within specific cohorts.

HGV Weight Limit Enforcement

The Wiltshire Police and Crime Panel was scheduled to receive a written update on the enforcement of 7.5 tonne HGV weight limits. This update was scheduled to detail a new process developed by Wiltshire Police, Wiltshire Council, and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to improve compliance. The proposed arrangements were scheduled to allow members of the public, parish and town councils, and other local stakeholders to submit video or photographic evidence of suspected breaches through a dedicated reporting route. Wiltshire Police was scheduled to record the operator being reported and pass details to DVSA, with repeated referrals intended to help DVSA recognise potential repeat non-compliance. This approach was not scheduled to replace formal police enforcement but to provide a practical means of identifying patterns of suspected non-compliance and influencing operator behaviour.

Community Speed Watch

A verbal update was scheduled to be provided on Community Speed Watch. This initiative involves volunteers monitoring vehicle speeds in their communities.

Communications

The panel was scheduled to receive an update on how it could improve its communications with the wider public. This would likely cover strategies for increasing public awareness and engagement with the panel's work.

Appointment of Independent Co-opted Members

The panel was scheduled to ratify the appointment of two independent co-opted members. The report accompanying this agenda item detailed the recruitment process, which involved public advertisement, application assessment, and interviews. Two preferred candidates, Denisa Ahmeti and Emily Weston, were scheduled to be presented for ratification. These members were to serve for up to four years, or until the panel is disbanded.

Forward Work Plan

The panel was scheduled to note its forward work plan. This plan outlines the topics scheduled for discussion at future meetings, including updates on PCC performance, offender reoffending, the PCC budget, and commissioned services.

Future Meeting Dates

The panel was scheduled to note the dates of its future meetings. These were scheduled for Tuesday 24 November 2026, Monday 25 January 2027, Thursday 4 February 2027 (provisional), and Thursday 8 April 2027.