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Current VPC status level - GREEN : England only (VPC schemes in Wales must follow the guidelines issued by the Welsh government).

Gwent cadets have taken part in a campaign to raise awareness of Child Exploitation Child exploitation can take many different forms including sexual exploitation, trafficking, modern day slavery and criminal exploitation such as selling drugs in county lines gangs. Child criminal exploitation can involve bribery, violence or threats

Kent Police recently launched their Mini Police Cadet programme in April 2021, resulting in an Award Ceremony on the 23rd June 2021. This was a monumental occasion to celebrate the achievements of the Mini Cadets during the 8 sessions they have taken part in.

Latest activities from across the VPC

On May 19th , over 100 cadets and adult cadet leaders came together virtually to find out all about the Special Constabulary and opportunities that may be open to them post-18yrs , to continue their policing family volunteering.

The recent technical issues with Marshall Volunteer Portal have now been resolved and Users should find the system operating as expected. If any users have further problems then please contact the National VPC Team at vpc.admin@vpc.police.uk

On 17th May 2021 Volunteer Police Cadet teams in programmes with Forces across the UK proudly stood with colleagues, families, friends and community partners on International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT Day 2021)

Gwent Police becomes the first Welsh police force to receive bronze quality mark for youth work.

When Dorset Volunteer Police Cadet Leader Sarah Franklin took part in her Leader’s First Aid training course in April, little did she know the skills she had learned would be put to the test within a month

We are currently experiencing technics issues with Marshall Volunteer Portal. We are working with the software developer to rectify the situation as soon as possible. We thank Leaders, Cadets and Forces for their patience while we work to fix the issues.