Unauthorised Photos of Deceased 86/23

FOI Reference: 86/2023

Request:

This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act. I would like to request the following information:

From 2015 to the day this request is processed, please state how many police officers have taken unauthorised photos of dead bodies.

In each case, please disclose the following:

- Please provide a description as to what happened, and please state the year that the unauthorised photo/photos were taken. 

- Please state whether the police officer shared the unauthorised photos of dead bodies with other police officers/members of staff.

- Please state whether the police officer received disciplinary action. Please describe the disciplinary action.

- Please state the (i) the gender (ii) the ethnicity of the dead body in the unauthorised photo/photos. 

Response:

I can confirm that there is no information held by Dyfed-Powys Police as there are zero records/instances relevant to your request.

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 16/02/23)