Police applicants 162/2026

FOI Reference: 162/2026

Request:

I would like to ask the following data of your police applicants in the year 2025 please. From January to December if possible.

PCDA | PCEP | DCEP | Total

1. How many applicants?
2. How many passed the eligibility stage?
3. Of those who passed initial eligibility, how many passed SIFT
4. Of those who passed sift, how many passed OAC
5. How many sat OAC and passed 1st time
6. How many sat it a second time?
7. How many passed second time?
8. How many passed Final Interview 1st time?
9. How many passed Final Interview 2nd time
10. How many passed pre-employment checks and got onto an intake?

Response 1:

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

Detective Constable Entry Programme (DCEP) - 395

Police Constable Entry Programme (PCEP) - 722

PCDA - 0

Response 2:

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

Detective Constable Entry Programme (DCEP) - 370

Police Constable Entry Programme (PCEP) - 681

Response 3:

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

Detective Constable Entry Programme (DCEP) - 173

Police Constable Entry Programme (PCEP) - 313

Response 4:

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

Detective Constable Entry Programme (DCEP) - 45

Police Constable Entry Programme (PCEP) - 97

Responses 5-7:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does not hold the information requested, this is due to the fact that the system does not define this information.

Responses 8:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does not hold the information. 58 candidates failed interview in total.

Responses 9:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does not hold the information requested.

Response 10:

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

Detective Constable Entry Programme (DCEP) - 8

Police Constable Entry Programme (PCEP) - 27

Please note there were candidates that joined via PCEP and DCEP but they did not apply in 2025 and therefore not included in these figures.                                              

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 05/03/2026)