Detention of adult suspects 77/2022
FOI Reference: 77/2022
Request:
I would be grateful if you could provide the following information relating to the use of police custody by your police force.
For each of the individual 33 months from April 2019 to December 2021 inclusive:
1. The total number of authorised detentions of adult suspects (aged 18 or over)
2. The total number of authorised detentions of adult suspects (aged 18 or over) in which the need for an appropriate adult (under PACE Code C) was recorded.
Clarification:
Could we please have each figure broken down into months? So for April 2019, one figure for the authorised detentions and one for the detentions where a need for an appropriate adult was recorded. And then the same for the other months.
Response 1 and 2:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested as detailed below;
|
Month |
Authorised Detentions (18+) |
Appropriate Adult required |
|
Apr-19 |
502 |
2 |
|
May-19 |
517 |
0 |
|
Jun-19 |
497 |
3 |
|
Jul-19 |
569 |
1 |
|
Aug-19 |
558 |
1 |
|
Sep-19 |
524 |
1 |
|
Oct-19 |
494 |
1 |
|
Nov-19 |
521 |
0 |
|
Dec-19 |
548 |
1 |
|
Jan-20 |
498 |
2 |
|
Feb-20 |
445 |
2 |
|
Mar-20 |
455 |
0 |
|
Apr-20 |
444 |
2 |
|
May-20 |
552 |
2 |
|
Jun-20 |
573 |
2 |
|
Jul-20 |
585 |
4 |
|
Aug-20 |
664 |
3 |
|
Sep-20 |
519 |
1 |
|
Oct-20 |
529 |
0 |
|
Nov-20 |
497 |
1 |
|
Dec-20 |
441 |
3 |
|
Jan-21 |
419 |
1 |
|
Feb-21 |
440 |
1 |
|
Mar-21 |
428 |
1 |
|
Apr-21 |
408 |
0 |
|
May-21 |
521 |
0 |
|
Jun-21 |
544 |
2 |
|
Jul-21 |
544 |
2 |
|
Aug-21 |
562 |
2 |
|
Sep-21 |
485 |
1 |
|
Oct-21 |
481 |
1 |
|
Nov-21 |
442 |
0 |
|
Dec-21 |
491 |
5 |
|
Total |
16697 |
48 |
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 and disclosed on the 16th February 2022.