Sex worker liaison officers 1019/2023

FOI Reference: 1019/2023

Request:

Q1: Do you have an individual officer/team/unit dedicated to sex worker liaison work - aimed at supporting sex workers who are victims of crime/vulnerable?

            Q1a: If yes, what is the role/team/unit called?

            Q1b: Under what strategic or operational unit does the officer/team/unit sit?

            Q1c: Is the role operational across the whole force or only in specific areas?

            Q1d: If only in specific areas which?

Q2: How many officers (FTE equivalent) work in these roles/teams/units?

Q2a: Are these officers/teams/units exclusively dedicated to Sex Worker Liaison work or do they have other responsibilities?

Q2b: If they have other responsibilities please list them here.

Q2c:How many sex workers do these roles/teams/units work with across a year? (1-50; 50-100; 100-200; 200+; we don’t keep a record)

Q2d: Which sex work populations do they mainly work with? (on-street/indoor/online/migrant/across all sex work populations)

Q3: Do you have a role profile/job description for this role?

Q3a: If yes, was this role profile published by the NPCC, College of Policing or University of York or was it produced locally?

Q3b: If locally produced, could you please attach a copy of the role profile/job description?

Q3c: At what grade is the role positioned?

Q4: With which partner agencies do these officers/teams/units work most closely? [Please list top 5]

Q5: With which other police units/teams do these officers/teams/units work most closely? [Please list top 5]

Response 1:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does not have an officer/team dedicated solely to sex worker liaison work. However, we do have staff dedicated to exploitation who cover all forms of exploitation.

Response 2 – 5:

A response to questions 2 – 5 is not applicable, which is based on the response outlined in relation to question 1.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

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 13/11/23)