Officers investigated for DV 977/2025

FOI Reference: 977/2025

Request 1 - 7:

1. How many officers on your force are being investigated for domestic violence? How many have been charged with domestic violence?
2. How many officers on your force are currently being investigated for racist behaviour, sexist behaviour, or for sexual offences (including but not limited to harassment and assault)?
3. Of these officers: How many of these officers who are being investigated are working on full duty?
4. How many are working on restricted duty?
5. How many have left the force?
6. How many have been fired from their job on the force?
7. What is the total size of your police force? This is to put these numbers in context.

Can you please provide this information as broken down by offence, eg X amount of officers are being investigated misogynistic behaviour. Of those, A are on full duties, B, are on restricted duties, C have left the force, D were fired from the force. 

Clarification: In terms of time period, it would be valuable to have from 2023-present day. 

Response 1:

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

Police Officers investigated for domestic abuse/ domestic related offences between 1/1/23- 1/10/25 = 11. Zero have been charged with domestic violence.

Response 2:

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

Officers currently being investigated for racist behaviour - 0

Officers currently being investigated for sexist/misogynistic behaviour - 4

Officers currently being investigated for sexual offences - 1

Response 3:

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

2

Response 4:

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

5 (restricted/re-deployed)

Response 5:

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

3

(6 suspended from duty; 2 for domestic related, 1 for sexual assault and 4 for sexual harassment)

Response 6:

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

0

Response 7:

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

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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.

Furthermore, it should also be noted that Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. 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 09/10/2025)