Overtime budget 1260/2025

FOI Reference: 1260/2025

Request

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the following information for the most recent financial year available:

1. The total budget allocated for overtime.
2. The total amount spent on overtime.
3. Of the overtime expenditure, how much was used for non-criminal functions (e.g., searching for non-criminal missing persons)?

If possible, please provide figures broken down by category or activity.

Response Q1

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

Total - £2.6m

• Officers - £2.3m
• Staff - £0.3m

Response Q2

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

Total - £2.9m

• Officers - £2.6m
• Staff - £0.3m

Response Q3

I can confirm that there is no information held, due to the fact that Dyfed-Powys Police do not explicitly record if overtime is related to criminal or non-criminal activities on the system used to service this request.

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 26/01/2026)