Probationary Officers leaving 135/23

FOI Reference: 135/2023

Request:

• 1)In the 2022 calendar year how many probationary police officers with your force left your force for whatever reason, be it dismissal, resignation etc?

• 2)Of those probationary officers who left your force how many were dismissed under the powers of Regulation 13 of the Police Regulations Act.

• 3)In relation to all Regulation 13 dismissal hearings held by your force in 2022 can you please provide me with a copy of any summary of the full disclosure of information provided to the probationary officer that was intended for use in the hearing? Please note I accept that this document may have to be redacted in parts to comply with S.40 but elements of it should still be available for release such as how the probationer was deficient in their duties.

Response:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, the details of which are as follows:

• 1) 14
  
  
• 2) 0

Please note: The Regulation 12/13 policies outline that student officers are able to tender their resignation at any point through the Regulation 13 proceedings. Therefore a student officer may have attended a hearing and subsequently resigned. Their record will illustrate that they have resigned and not that they have had their services dispensed with.

• 3) Not applicable – which is based on the response provided in relation to question 2.

It should be noted that owing to the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such matters the information provided may or may not be accurate. It should be noted that for these reasons this Force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.  

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 21/02/23)