Money handed in 838/2022
FOI Reference: 838/2022
Request:
- The total amount of money found in public and handed in to Dyfed-Powys Police in 2021 and 2022.
- The total number of individuals or organisations who reported the money in those years.
Please divide the above information by:
- Whether it was returned to the owner, returned to the finder, or other.
- Who handed it in (e.g. individual, state organisation, private company).
- Whether the money was in the form of cash, or some other form.
Response 1 – 3:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, the details of which are as follows:
Please note: The information provided below relates to Sterling only and does not include any foreign currency handed in or instances in which cash/money has been found by a Police Officer.
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2021 |
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Disposal method |
Number of records |
Amount (£) |
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Cash Banking |
19 |
210 |
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Charity |
3 |
45 |
|
Found Cash Banking |
34 |
502 |
|
Owner claim |
2 |
83 |
|
Return of Found Property to Finder |
15 |
2,140 |
|
Retained by Finder |
1 |
35 |
|
Return of Found Property to Owner |
114 |
6,843 |
|
Total |
188 |
9,858 |
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2022 (up to 30/11/22) |
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Disposal method |
Number of records |
Amount (£) |
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Cash Banking |
12 |
82 |
|
Found Cash Banking |
17 |
279 |
|
Owner claim |
1 |
20 |
|
Return of Found Property to Finder |
6 |
323 |
|
Retained by Finder |
1 |
500 |
|
Return of Found Property to Owner |
70 |
2,899 |
|
Total |
107 |
4,103 |
Response 4:
This information is not routinely recorded as it is not a mandatory field within the relevant system and it is only ever completed if the finder wishes to claim.
Response 5:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, the details of which are as follows:
- It is all cash, either cash found or cash found in a container (e.g. purse/wallet).
It should be noted that owing to the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such matters the information provided may or may not be accurate. It should be noted that for these reasons this Force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 05/12/22)