Neurodivergent friendly tools 22/2025

FOI Reference: 22/2025

Request:

I am interested to see what practical resources are available to Dyfed-Powys Police, such as the National Autistic Society guide for Police Officers, the simplified versions of the Sex Offender Notification Requirements that you mention in your letter, and anything else you might be using at Dyfed-Powys Police to support individuals and their family/carers.

Please share any links and copies of these and other adapted materials you use as part of your work with neurodivergent individuals at Dyfed-Powys Police.

Clarification Q:

We are having difficulties in answering your request as it appears to be too broad.  Please can you be more specific with respect of what you are asking.

Also,

When you say individuals, are you referring to members of the public or staff/Officers?

Clarification A:

In the last part of my FOI request I asked that, where possible, Dyfed Powys Police shares electronic copies/online links of the resources used during your work and encounters with neurodivergent individuals (victims, perpetrators, witnesses of crime). This covers any resources used to train officers, assess risks, inform victims/witnesses/perpetrators of their rights, leaflets to familiarise victims/witnesses/perpetrators/carers of the processes that will follow.

In your FOI response ((720/24)) you mentioned a number of such resources, mainly NAS Guide for Police Officers, simplified versions of Sex Offender Notification Requirements and ARMIDILO-S. But you did not share copies/links to these resources as asked in the last part of my FOI.

My question is whether you use any other adapted tools in your work with neurodivergent individuals (victims, perpetrators, witnesses of crime, carers of neurodivergent individuals) in addition to the ones already mentioned (NAS Guide for Police Officers, simplified versions of Sex Offender Notification Requirements and ARMIDILO-S)? If so, please share the names of these resources (e.g. training tools, assessments, screenings, information leaflets, simplified versions of legal documents, simplified CJS flowcharts, etc).

Please, where possible, also share links/copies of the NAS Guide for Police Officers, the simplified versions of Sex Offender Notification Requirements you use, ARMIDILO-S and any other resources you have access to and use in your work with neurodivergent victims, perpetrators, witnesses of crime, carers of neurodivergent individuals.

Response:

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

Please find attached a copy of the simplified Sex Offender Notification Requirements document.

The ARMIDILO-S assessment is currently unavailable as it is under review, however information around the assessment is available online at https://armidilo.net/

The NAS Guide for Police Officers can be found here Autism: a guide for police officers and staff - https://www.autism.org.uk/shop/products/books-and-resources/autism-a-guide-for-police-officers-and-staff

Officers and staff can access the Force’s Accessibility Hub where they can request documents are converted into ‘Easy Read’ - this refers to the presentation of text supported by pictures. Everyday words are used without jargon and acronyms, making information easier to understand.

Easy Read documents were developed to support people with learning disabilities better understand written information and may also be beneficial for people with other conditions affecting how they process information.                   

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 28/02/2025)