The Dyfed Powys Police and Crime Panel has endorsed the proposed 2026/27 precept of 7.47% by Police and Crime Commissioner Dafydd Llewelyn during its first meeting of the year on Friday 23 January 2026.
The precept of 7.47% equates to approximately £2.25 per month (£26.95 per annum) for the average Band D property and will raise a total precept of £93.033m to support a budget requirement of £161.905m.
The agreed precept will support targeted investment in policing services, with a focus on strengthening Local Policing Teams and supporting prevention activity.
In considering the proposed precept, the Panel considered a range of factors including future challenges such as cost pressures, service demand, staffing levels, future investments and efficiency.
Councillor Keith Evans of Ceredigion County Council, Vice-Chair of the Dyfed Powys Police and Crime Panel led the Panel’s scrutiny of the precept and said:
Members of the Police and Crime Panel have scrutinised the Police and Crime Commissioner’s budget for 2026/27, which included carrying out a detailed value for money analysis to ensure that it continues to deliver value for money for Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Powys and Pembrokeshire residents.
Despite a continued difficult financial climate, we support the proposed precept in recognition that this will enable Dyfed Powys Police to serve and protect our communities.”
Visit www.dppoliceandcrimepanel.wales for more information about the Panel, its membership, forthcoming meeting dates, agendas and webcasting links, as well as submitting questions for the Panel to put to the Commissioner.
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