Custody suites 39/2025

FOI Reference: 39/2025

Request

Please can you provide the following information relating to your detention and custody units. 

1. Relating to the size of your detention and custody units.  

• Number of custody units in your force
• Total number of cells within all custody units
• Number of cells within your largest custody unit
• Number of detention officers

2. The annual volume of custody related complaints in the last 12 months (or recent 12 month period) that required an investigation.  If possible, split by the following

• Property related
• Defence related (i.e. lack of access to a solicitor, lack of provision of medication, etc.)
• Health & wellbeing related
• Other

If you do not have the above split and have an existing report on the volume of custody complaints, please provide that. 

3. How much has been paid out in compensation in the last 12 months for the investigations listed in Question 2, split by the following types

• Lost property
• Defence  
• Health & wellbeing
• Other

Response Q1

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

• 6
• 64
• 18
• 36 Plus 2 Bank Staff

Response Q2

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

For the period 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024 there were 39 custody related complaints.

Please note:

These are not broken down into any further categories.

Response Q3

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

Financial Year 2024 – present date

Response = £0.00

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 30/01/2025)