Gwent Police is portrayed as failing to comply with legal standards and delaying necessary policy changes
The repeated use of the phrase 'kicking the can down the road', attributed to critics but unchallenged in the article, frames the force as evasive and negligent. The police response is generic and lacks detail, reinforcing the perception of failure.
“has been accused of 'kicking the can down the road' on policies for single-sex spaces”