Domestic Violence 984/2024

FOI Reference: 984/2024

Request:

Please provide the following data:
The number of recorded domestic violence incidents on New Year's Eve (31st December) and New Year's Day (1st January) for the years:
2022
2023If possible, I would appreciate the data being broken down by the exact date and the community safety partnership area where the offence was recorded.

Clarification sought:

Are you referring to incidents or crimes? Please note an incident is different from a crime.  An incident is a record of contact made to a police force by an individual/member of public (usually via a 999 or 101 call) and a crime is where the threshold has been met for the police force to deem that a criminal offence has occurred as defined by law.

Clarification received:

Can you get me the information on crimes please?                                           

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Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) places two duties on public authorities. Unless exemptions apply, the first duty at Section 1(1)(a) is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a request is held. The second duty at Section 1(1)(b) is to disclose information that has been confirmed as being held. Where exemptions are relied upon Section 17 of FOIA requires that we provide the applicant with a notice which:

a) states that fact

b) specifies the exemption(s) in question and

c) states (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the exemption applies.

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

Response

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 04/11/2024)