Op Encompass information 1182/2023

FOI Reference: 1182/2023

Request:

1. The average time in hours and or days in which your police force has provided information under Operation Encompass protocols of a domestic violence incident to relevant local schools after officers have attended the incident in:

a) 2019

b) 2022

c) 2023 so far

2. If the average response time is not available, please supply the data that shows the length of time between each incident and sharing the information with relevant schools over the past 12 months'?

3. If you have a backlog of domestic violence incident information that is due to be shared with local relevant schools under Operation Encompass? If so how long is the estimated delay in hours and or weeks and or months?

Response 1:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

Since the implementation of Niche in May 2023, the Op Encompass referral is sent automatically and instantaneously upon submission of the Domestic Abuse Public Protection Notice. Prior to Niche, the same occurred however via legal mail. Children who are home-schooled or the officer doesn’t know which school they attend are processed manually by MARAC unit and this processing is  done within 1 working day.

Response 2:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

Since the implementation of Niche in May 2023, the Op Encompass referral is sent automatically and instantaneously upon submission of the Domestic Abuse Public Protection Notice. Prior to Niche, the same occurred however via legal mail. Children who are home-schooled or the officer doesn’t know which school they attend are processed manually by MARAC unit and this processing is  done within 1 working day.

Response 3:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

There is no backlog.

It should be noted that as a result of the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such information that the information released may or may not be accurate.

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 23.01.2024)