Victim Right to Review statistics 244/24

FOI Reference: 244/2024

Request:

The information concerns the victims right to review (VRR) scheme which gives victims the right to ask for a review of a police decision not to charge a suspect (For clarity this is the police VRR scheme as per the link below).

Information I am requesting

1) How many victims have made a request to your force to apply the victims right to review scheme after they've reported a crime

a) since the start of the scheme

b) in the last 5 years.

2. How many of those requests under have been granted

a) since the start of the scheme

b) in the last 5 years.

Clarification:

In respect of Q2, when you state “granted’ do you mean that the request has been / is being reviewed?

I mean that has been reviewed and a different decision made ie changed from NFA to a decision to continue the investigation.

Response:

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

Q1

Q2.

Q2 After clarification.

For 2015-2022 there is No information held, as we did not start recording this until 2023.

2023= 17 cases went for further investigation following a VRR request and review.

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 12/03/2024)