Arrests by nationality 210/24
FOI Reference: 210/2024
Request:
The number of arrests by nationality for 2022 and 2023.
Response:
Section 12(1) applies as information not readily available.
Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 places two duties on public authorities. Unless exemptions apply, the first duty at Section 1(1)(a) is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a request is held. The second duty at Section 1(1)(b) is to disclose information that has been confirmed as being held.
Where exemptions are relied upon Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requires Dyfed-Powys Police, when refusing to provide such information (because the information is exempt) to provide you the applicant with a notice which:
(a) states that fact,
(b) specifies the exemption in question and
(c) states (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the exemption applies.
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information you have requested. However, we are withholding the whole of the requested information since we consider that the Section 12(1) Exemption the Cost of Compliance exceeds the Appropriate Limit applies to it.
Section 12(1) – The cost of compliance exceeds the Appropriate Limit
Section 12(1) states:
“…Section 1(1) does not oblige a public authority to comply with a request for information if the authority estimates that the cost of complying with the request would exceed the appropriate limit.”
The cost of providing you with the information requested in respect of your request is above the amount to which we are legally required to respond i.e., the cost of locating and retrieving the information exceeds the “appropriate level” as stated in the Freedom of Information (Fees and Appropriate Limit) Regulations 2004.
It is estimated that it would exceed 18 hours (i.e. minimum 413 hours to comply with this part of your request. The regulations can be located @ www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2004/20043244.htm.
The Freedom of Information Department has been advised that the information in relation to your request is not held in an easily retrievable format.
Due to the implementation of a new force records management system, where we do not currently have the ability to extract information by ‘key words’. We would therefore have to manually check each custody record from the 12/05/2023 onwards to extract the nationality information as requested.
It has been estimated that it would take a minimum of 5 minutes to research each individual record. The relevant time estimate is detailed below:
4955 records @ 5 mins per record = 413 hours
Total time estimate to complete whole request = 413 hours.
In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, this letter acts as a Refusal Notice for the WHOLE of this request under Section 17(5) A public authority which, in relation to any request for information, is relying on a claim that Section 12 or Section 14 applies must, within the time for complying with section 1(1), give the applicant a notice stating that fact.
You may wish to refine and resubmit your request so that it reduces the time shown above to fall within the 18 hours, however with due regard to the time estimate provided above it is unlikely that refining your request will fall under the 18 hours as the same method and format will have to be undertaken. Should you require any further advice in relation to this matter please don’t hesitate to contact the Freedom of Information Unit.
Please also be advised that should the request be refined, it does not remove the Force’s right to cite exemptions if relevant.
Goodwill:
Although excess cost removes the forces obligations under the Freedom of Information Act to provide any further information, as a gesture of goodwill, I have provided the following information, which I trust you will find helpful. It does not affect our legal right to rely on the fees regulations for the remainder of your request.
Arrests by nationality for 2022
|
Nationality |
Total |
|
UNKNOWN |
9 |
|
AFGHANISTAN (AFG) |
2 |
|
ALBANIA (ALB) |
6 |
|
ANGOLA (AGO) |
1 |
|
AUSTRALIA (AUS) |
2 |
|
BANGLADESH (BGD) |
12 |
|
BELGIUM (BEL) |
1 |
|
BRAZIL (BRA) |
3 |
|
BULGARIA (BGR) |
11 |
|
CANADA (CAN) |
1 |
|
CHINA (CHN) |
2 |
|
CZECH REPUBLIC (CZE) |
6 |
|
DENMARK (DNK) |
1 |
|
FRANCE (FRA) |
4 |
|
GERMANY (DEU) |
2 |
|
GHANA (GHA) |
2 |
|
HONDURAS (HND) |
1 |
|
HUNGARY (HUN) |
1 |
|
INDIA (IND) |
7 |
|
IRAN [ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF] (IRN) |
3 |
|
IRAQ (IRQ) |
14 |
|
IRELAND (IRL) |
38 |
|
ITALY (ITA) |
4 |
|
JAMAICA (JAM) |
6 |
|
KENYA (KEN) |
1 |
|
LATVIA (LVA) |
10 |
|
LEBANON (LBN) |
1 |
|
LITHUANIA (LTU) |
6 |
|
MALTA (MLT) |
1 |
|
NEPAL (NPL) |
1 |
|
NETHERLANDS (NLD) |
3 |
|
NEW ZEALAND (NZL) |
2 |
|
NORWAY (NOR) |
1 |
|
NOT SPECIFIED (NSP) |
1 |
|
Other |
9 |
|
PAKISTAN (PAK) |
6 |
|
PERU (PER) |
1 |
|
POLAND (POL) |
95 |
|
PORTUGAL (PRT) |
5 |
|
ROMANIA (ROU) |
54 |
|
RUSSIAN FEDERATION (RUS) |
1 |
|
SAINT LUCIA (LCA) |
1 |
|
SENEGAL (SEN) |
1 |
|
SLOVAKIA (SVK) |
2 |
|
SLOVENIA (SVN) |
1 |
|
SOMALIA (SOM) |
1 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA (ZAF) |
1 |
|
SPAIN (ESP) |
2 |
|
SRI LANKA (LKA) |
4 |
|
SUDAN (SDN) |
1 |
|
SWAZILAND (SWZ) |
1 |
|
SWEDEN (SWE) |
1 |
|
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC (SYR) |
5 |
|
THAILAND (THA) |
2 |
|
TUNISIA (TUN) |
1 |
|
TURKEY (TUR) |
9 |
|
UKRAINE (UKR) |
3 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM (GBR) |
7616 |
|
UNITED STATES (USA) |
6 |
|
VIET NAM (VNM) |
3 |
|
ZAMBIA (ZMB) |
1 |
|
ZIMBABWE (ZWE) |
7 |
|
Total |
8006 |
Arrests by nationality for 2023
|
Nationality |
Total |
|
UNKNOWN |
3 |
|
ALBANIA (ALB) |
3 |
|
BANGLADESH (BGD) |
5 |
|
BELGIUM (BEL) |
1 |
|
BRAZIL (BRA) |
1 |
|
BULGARIA (BGR) |
4 |
|
CHINA (CHN) |
4 |
|
COLOMBIA (COL) |
1 |
|
CYPRUS (CYP) |
1 |
|
CZECH REPUBLIC (CZE) |
2 |
|
DENMARK (DNK) |
1 |
|
ERITREA (ERI) |
1 |
|
ESTONIA (EST) |
1 |
|
FRANCE (FRA) |
1 |
|
GREECE (GRC) |
1 |
|
HUNGARY (HUN) |
3 |
|
INDIA (IND) |
2 |
|
IRAN [ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF] (IRN) |
1 |
|
IRAQ (IRQ) |
3 |
|
IRELAND (IRL) |
11 |
|
JAMAICA (JAM) |
1 |
|
LATVIA (LVA) |
8 |
|
LITHUANIA (LTU) |
5 |
|
MALAYSIA (MYS) |
1 |
|
NETHERLANDS (NLD) |
2 |
|
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES (ANT) |
1 |
|
NIGERIA (NGA) |
3 |
|
Other |
2 |
|
PAKISTAN (PAK) |
1 |
|
POLAND (POL) |
25 |
|
PORTUGAL (PRT) |
1 |
|
ROMANIA (ROU) |
15 |
|
SLOVENIA (SVN) |
2 |
|
SPAIN (ESP) |
2 |
|
SRI LANKA (LKA) |
2 |
|
SUDAN (SDN) |
1 |
|
SWEDEN (SWE) |
1 |
|
SWITZERLAND (CHE) |
1 |
|
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC (SYR) |
2 |
|
THAILAND (THA) |
1 |
|
TUNISIA (TUN) |
1 |
|
TURKEY (TUR) |
7 |
|
UKRAINE (UKR) |
3 |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (ARE) |
1 |
|
UNITED KINGDOM (GBR) |
3031 |
|
VIET NAM (VNM) |
1 |
|
ZIMBABWE (ZWE) |
2 |
|
(blank) |
|
|
Grand Total |
3173 |
Please note: The above table only provides figures to 12/05/2023. We cannot routinely extract the data beyond that date, as per the s12(1) advice above.)
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 crime 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 03/04/24)