Repeated scandals have shed a light on allegations that a toxic culture has flourished among at least some officers Gwent Police over many years. The man whose role was created to make the force accountable to the public and ensure it meets the standards people would expect is Police and Crime Commissioner Jeff Cuthbert.
Mr Cuthbert, a former Labour Member of the Senedd for Caerphilly, was elected to the role in 2016. The brief is to be "the voice of the people and to hold the police to account". During his time in charge, the force has had to apologise after one of their officers abused women. Senior officers left the force after being found to have groped a woman and covered up evidence. And more recently an external investigation has been launched into "abhorrent content" shared by Gwent Police officers that was found on an officer's phone after his death.
Given the string of issues faced by the force, WalesOnline sat down with him to try and see how the force got into this mess and what he was doing to ensure that the force met the standards the public would expect.
