Officers investigated for drugs 919/2022

FOI Reference: 919/2022

Request:

I am looking to find out the number of police officers (of any rank) who were caught either under the influence of drugs or in possession of drugs.

Please also specify their ranks, where they were based and what drug(s).

I would like to see figures from the full calendar years of 2020, 2021 and as much of 2022 as possible.

Response:

• For the period covering 2020 – 2022 (up to the date of the request) there were a total of zero (0) investigations by the Professional Standards Department involving officers under the influence of drugs or caught in possession of drugs.

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 20/12/22)