Sex worker liaison officers 991/2025

FOI Reference: 991/2025

Request:

Q1: Do you have an individual officer/team/unit dedicated to sex worker liaison work - that is aimed at supporting sex workers who are victims of crime/vulnerable?

Q1a: If yes, what is the role/team/unit called?

Q1b: Under what strategic or operational unit does the officer/team/unit sit?

Q1c: Is the role operational across the whole force or only in specific areas?

Q1d: If only in specific areas which?

Q2: How many officers (FTE equivalent) work in these roles/teams/units?

Q2a: Is this role/s fulfilled by a police officer or civilian?

Q2b: Are these officers/teams/units exclusively dedicated to Sex Worker Liaison work or do they have other responsibilities?

Q2c: If they have other responsibilities please list them here.

Q2d: How many sex workers do these roles/teams/units work with across a year? (1-50; 50-100; 100-200; 200+; we don't keep a record)

Q2e: Which sex work populations do they mainly work with? (on-street/indoor/online/migrant/across all sex work populations)

Q3: Do you have a role profile/job description for this role?

Q3a: If yes, is this the JD published by the NPCC, College of Policing or the University of York or was it produced locally?

Q3b: If locally produced, could you please attach a copy of the JD?

Q3c: At what grade is the role positioned?

Q4: With which partner agencies do these officers/teams/units work most closely? [Please list top 5]

Q5: With which other police units/teams do these officers/teams/units work most closely? [Please list top 5]

Q5a: Have you liaised with any other forces about your involvement with SWLOs?

Response 1 – 5:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police do not have an officer/team/unit dedicated to this area.                                   

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 13/10/2025)