Self-declared ethnicity and religion 842/2025
FOI Reference: 842/2025
Request
I’m making this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please provide the following information for each calendar year:
- 2025 year-to-date (from 1 January 2025 to the date of this request)
- 2024
- 2023
-
2022
-
2021
-
2020
-
2019
For each year listed, and for each of the following role types:
-
Police officer roles – ideally split into:
a) Initial entry recruits (new probationary/trainee constables, including PCDA, DHEP, and similar entry schemes)
b) Other officer recruitment (including transfers from other forces and internal promotions to higher ranks)
If this split is not readily available, please provide the combined total for all police officer recruitment.
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Police staff roles (all other roles, including PCSOs, call handlers, administrative staff, analysts, etc.)
For each role type (and sub-type if available), please tell me:
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The number of applicants by self-declared religion category (as collected in your equality and diversity monitoring process).
-
The number of applicants in each religion category who were offered a position and accepted (i.e., became employees).
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The number of applicants by self-declared ethnicity category (as collected in your equality and diversity monitoring process).
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The number of applicants in each ethnic category who were offered a position and accepted.
Notes for clarity:
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“Successful” means an applicant who received an offer and accepted the role.
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Please use the self-declared data you collect for diversity monitoring purposes at the application stage.
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If small numbers in any category risk identifying an individual, please apply standard suppression (e.g., replace counts under 5 with “<5”), in line with ICO and Home Office disclosure control guidance.
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If you cannot provide the exact date range for 2025 so far, please use the most recent complete period available and specify the period covered.
Format request
Under section 11 FOIA, please provide the data in a spreadsheet (CSV or Excel) with columns for:
year, role_type, religion_category, applicants, successful, ethnicity_category, applicants, successful.
Advice and assistance (s.16)
If you do not record religion or ethnicity for applicants, or cannot break down “successful” applicants by these characteristics, please confirm whether this is held elsewhere or for a shorter period, and provide whatever aggregated form of the information you do hold.
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Response
Police Officer roles
a) Initial Entry routes
01 2025 – date – PCEP (30), DCEP (21), PPD (3)
2024 – PCDA (33), DHEP (15), Pre-Join (3), DC DHEP (23)
2023 – PCDA (62), DHEP (27), Pre-Join (5), DC DHEP (10), POLICE NOW DC (5)
2022 – PCDA (64), DHEP (45), Pre-Join (3)
2021 – PCDA (27), DHEP (38), Pre-Join (2)
2020 – PCDA (37), DHEP (49)
2019 – PCDA (22), DHEP (22)
Response Q1
|
Self Declared Religion – Police Officer Applicants |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
No Religion |
611 |
649 |
600 |
1649 |
1250 |
457 |
|
Christian (including Church of England, Catholic, Protestant and all other Christian denominations) |
255 |
239 |
239 |
602 |
431 |
158 |
| Muslim | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 3 |
| Buddhist | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Any other religion | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 3 |
| Prefer not to say | 22 | 29 | 17 | 56 | 35 | 19 |
| Jewish | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hindu | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Sikh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Pagan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Response Q2
|
Self Declared Religion |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
No Religion |
40 |
49 |
78 |
67 |
84 |
26 |
|
Christian (including Church of England, Catholic, Protestant and all other Christian denominations) |
20 |
19 |
24 |
40 |
28 |
12 |
|
Muslim |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Buddhist |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Any other religion |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Prefer not to say |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
Sikh |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Response Q3
|
Self Declared Ethnicity – Police Officer Applicants |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
White - British |
387 |
406 |
127 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
White - Welsh |
452 |
438 |
159 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
White Scottish |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
White Irish |
2 |
2 |
5 |
13 |
10 |
1 |
|
White English |
23 |
34 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - Any other Mixed / multiple ethnic background |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Asian/Asian British - Bangladeshi |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - White and Black Caribbean |
2 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
|
Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - White and Asian |
3 |
6 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
|
Other ethnic group - Any other ethnic group |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - Any other Mixed / multiple ethnic background |
2 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
|
White - Any other White background |
10 |
18 |
21 |
33 |
41 |
15 |
|
Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Any other Black / African / Caribbean background |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Asian/Asian British - Pakistani |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
|
Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - African |
1 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
|
Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - White and Asian |
3 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - White and Black African |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
Prefer not to say |
3 |
2 |
3 |
12 |
7 |
0 |
|
Asian/Asian British - Any other Asian background |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
|
Asian/Asian British - Chinese |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Asian/Asian British - Indian |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
|
Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Caribbean |
0 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
|
White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British |
0 |
0 |
513 |
2215 |
1392 |
607 |
|
Other ethnic group - Arab |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
White - Gypsy or Irish Traveller |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
Asian/Asian British - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
White - Roma |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Response Q4
|
Self Declared Ethnicity |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
White - British |
24 |
35 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
White - Welsh |
35 |
30 |
24 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
White English |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - Any other Mixed / multiple ethnic background |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - White and Black Caribbean |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - White and Asian |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Other ethnic group - Any other ethnic group |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - Any other Mixed / multiple ethnic background |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
White - Any other White background |
2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Asian/Asian British - Pakistani |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - White and Asian |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - White and Black African |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Prefer not to say |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Asian/Asian British - Indian |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Caribbean |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British |
0 |
0 |
55 |
103 |
113 |
36 |
Police staff roles
Response Q1
|
Police Staff - Total Applications to include Call Handlers - Religious Beliefs |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Any other religion |
10 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
|
Buddhist |
2 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
|
Christian (including Church of England, Catholic, Protestant and all other Christian denominations) |
355 |
72 |
463 |
469 |
|
Hindu |
1 |
0 |
12 |
46 |
|
Jewish |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Muslim |
6 |
1 |
15 |
40 |
|
No Religion |
706 |
119 |
922 |
973 |
|
Pagan |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Prefer not to say |
64 |
5 |
0 |
64 |
|
Sikh |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
(blank) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
Response Q2
|
Police Staff - Offers Accepted to include Call Handlers - Religious Beliefs |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Any other religion |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
Christian (including Church of England, Catholic, Protestant and all other Christian denominations) |
44 |
47 |
72 |
61 |
|
Muslim |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
No Religion |
83 |
55 |
119 |
134 |
|
Pagan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Prefer not to say |
4 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
|
(blank) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Response Q3
|
Police Staff - Total Applications to include Call Handlers - Ethic Origins |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Asian/Asian British - Any other Asian background |
2 |
0 |
4 |
14 |
|
Asian/Asian British - Bangladeshi |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
|
Asian/Asian British - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
Asian/Asian British - Chinese |
2 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
|
Asian/Asian British - Indian |
3 |
3 |
25 |
68 |
|
Asian/Asian British - Pakistani |
0 |
1 |
5 |
15 |
|
Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - African |
5 |
1 |
9 |
28 |
|
Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Caribbean |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Any other Black / African / Caribbean background |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - Any other Mixed / multiple ethnic background |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
|
Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - White and Asian |
2 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
|
Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - White and Black African |
1 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
|
Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - White and Black Caribbean |
2 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
|
Other ethnic group - Any other ethnic group |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Other ethnic group - Arab |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
|
Prefer not to say - Prefer not to say |
2 |
3 |
9 |
18 |
|
White - Any other White background |
28 |
14 |
36 |
55 |
|
White - British |
151 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
White - English |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British |
670 |
914 |
1336 |
1351 |
|
White - Irish |
3 |
3 |
7 |
15 |
|
White - Roma |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
White - Scottish |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
White - Welsh |
221 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
(blank) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Grand Total |
1107 |
954 |
1459 |
1615 |
Response Q4
|
Police Staff - Offers Accepted to include Call Handlers - Ethic Origin |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Asian/Asian British - Any other Asian background |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Asian/Asian British - Bangladeshi |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Asian/Asian British - Indian |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Asian/Asian British - Pakistani |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - African |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Caribbean |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - Any other Mixed / multiple ethnic background |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - White and Asian |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - White and Black Caribbean |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Prefer not to say - Prefer not to say |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
White - Any other White background |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
|
White - British |
28 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
White - English |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British |
47 |
102 |
192 |
194 |
|
White - Irish |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
White - Welsh |
53 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
(blank) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Grand Total |
132 |
105 |
200 |
208 |
PCSOs
Response Q1
|
Police Staff - Total Applications - PCSOs - Religious Beliefs |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Any other religion |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Christian (including Church of England, Catholic, Protestant and all other Christian denominations) |
37 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
|
Muslim |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
No Religion |
112 |
32 |
53 |
0 |
|
Prefer not to say |
3 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
Response Q2
|
Police Staff - Offer Accepted - PCSOs - Religious Beliefs |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Christian (including Church of England, Catholic, Protestant and all other Christian denominations) |
8 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
|
No Religion |
23 |
13 |
11 |
0 |
|
Prefer not to say |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Response Q3
|
Police Staff - Total Applications - PCSOs - Ethic Origins |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Asian/Asian British - Bangladeshi |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - Any other Mixed / multiple ethnic background |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Other ethnic group - Any other ethnic group |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Prefer not to say - Prefer not to say |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
White - Any other White background |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British |
154 |
44 |
67 |
0 |
|
White - Gypsy or Irish Traveller |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
White - Irish |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Response Q4
|
Police Staff - Offer Accepted - PCSOs - Ethic Origins |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - Any other Mixed / multiple ethnic background |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Prefer not to say - Prefer not to say |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
White - Any other White background |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
White - British |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British |
14 |
21 |
13 |
0 |
|
White - Welsh |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Please note:
The Police Staff figures include Call Handlers, but the PCSO figures had to be generated separately as they are a separate role type on our system. We don't hold a full year for 2019 nor 2020 due to the system not being utilised until later in 2020.
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 08/09/2025)
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