Largest legal cases 142/2026

FOI Reference: 142/2026

Request:

1. A list of the five legal cases which cost your force the largest amount between 2022 and 2025. Please only include legal cases which had concluded within that period. For each legal case, please include the total cost, as well as the name of the legal case (e.g., R  v Greater Manchester Chief Constable), and any publicly available case reference numbers.
2. For each legal case, please provide me with as detailed a description as possible of where the costs stemmed from (e.g., legal advise, damages, etc.).

Response 1:

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

Claim 1 - Public Liability, Personal Injury - Settled 2022 - Total costs = £20,366.00 (CCMC; Jenkins v The Chief Constable for DPP 042LR337)

Claim 2 - Public Liability, Failing in duty of care - Settled 2022 - Total Costs =£50,060.00 (no formal CPR claim issued)

Claim 3 - Public Liability, Unlawful arrest, detention - Settled 2023 - Total Costs = £50,120.80 (CCMC; Watson v The Chief Constable for DPP JO1YJ167)

Claim 4 - Public Liability, Personal injury - Settled 2023 - Total Costs = £26,720.00 (no formal CPR claim issued)

Claim 5 - Public Liability, Unlawful arrest, detention - Settled 2025 - Total Costs = £16,119.60 (no formal CPR claim issued)

Response 2:

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

Claim 1 – Damages = £14,000.00. Claimant’s Costs = £6,366.00

Claim 2 – Damages = £40,000.00. Claimant’s Costs = £8,500.00. DPP Costs = £1,560.00

Claim 3 – Damages = £22,000.00. Claimant’s Costs = £26,956.00. DPP Costs = £1,164.80

Claim 4 – Damages = £20,000.00. Claimant’s Costs = £6,720.00

Claim 5 – Damages = £1,000.00. Claimant’s Costs = £11,750.00. DPP Costs = £3,369.60

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 11/02/2026)