Stalking protection orders 951/2023
FOI Reference: 951/2023
Request:
1) How many application packs for Stalking Protection Orders were completed by police officers/staff in Dyfed Powys Police during the period 01 May 2022 – 31 December 2022? (If possible, please indicate the month of application. If this is too onerous, a total is sufficient).
a. Of these application packs, how many were authorised by superintendents (or equivalent) and put before the court?
2) Of the Stalking Protection Orders put before the court by Dyfed Powys Police in the period 01 May 2022 – 31 December 2022, how many were granted by the court?
3) How many application packs for Interim Stalking Protection Orders were completed by police officers/staff in Dyfed Powys Police during the period 01 May 2022 – 31 December 2022? (If possible, please indicate the month of application. If this is too onerous, a total is sufficient).
a. Of these application packs, how many were authorised by superintendents (or equivalent) and put before the court?
4) Of the Interim Stalking Protection Orders put before the court by Dyfed Powys Police in the period 01 May 2022 – 31 December 2022, how many were granted by the court?
5) How many stalking incidents were recorded by Dyfed Powys Police in the period 01 May 2022 – 31 December 2022? (If possible, please indicate the month of application. If this is too onerous, a total is sufficient).
a. If this data is available, please indicate how many of these incidents were flagged as cyber-dependant and/or cyber-enabled.
Response 1:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, the details of which are as follows:
1) 5
1a) 5
Response 2:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, the details of which are as follows:
- 5
Response 3:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, the details of which are as follows:
3) 2
3a) 2
Response 4:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, the details of which are as follows:
- 2
Response 5:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, the details of which are as follows:
5) May 2022 - 126
June 2022 - 118
July 2022 – 114
Aug 2022 – 95
Sept 2022 – 90
Oct 2022 – 86
Nov 2022 – 94
Dec 2022 – 73
5a) May 2022 - 59
June 2022 - 37
July 2022 – 39
Aug 2022 – 30
Sept 2022 – 25
Oct 2022 – 23
Nov 2022 – 17
Dec 2022 – 19
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. Police Forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide statistics to government bodies and the recoding criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. 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 01/11/23)