Child sexual exploitation 565/2026

FOI Reference: 565/2026

Request

Please can I request data only for the latest 12-month reporting period (E.g. calendar year 2025 or financial year 2025/26, depending on what you consider your reporting periods)  and also omitting the original Q2.

1. The number of individuals recorded as suspects against offences flagged as involving child sexual exploitation (CSE).
2. Of those individuals in Q1, how many were in recorded in cases that contained one or more of the following words in your force’s records: "vape", "vapes", "vape shop" (total number, no breakdown by specific search term is required)

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

Response Q1

Calendar year 2025: 91

Response Q2

0 mentioned "vape", "vapes", "vape shop" in the summaries.

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 01/07/2026)