Stalking Protection Orders 700/2024
FOI Reference: 700/2024
Request:
1. Please supply the following data (numbers) regarding Stalking Protection Orders (SPOs) for the time period 01/01/2022 – 31/01/2022 AND 01/01/2023 – 31/01/2023.
There are three numbers I’m requesting.
a) Total number of SPO applications (Made to the court)
b) Total number of SPO granted (Both full Stalking Protection Orders and Interim Stalking Protection orders)
c) Total number of SPO refused. (Both – full Stalking Protection Orders and Interim Stalking Protection orders)
2. Please supply the following data (numbers) for the time period 01/01/2022 – 31/01/2022 AND 01/01/2023 – 31/01/2023. inclusive in your force.
This is referring to the number of staking crimes recorded and the number of those which were charged to court.
a) Number of stalking offences reported
b) Number of prosecutions for stalking offences
Clarification Q:
- are you referring to incidents or crimes? Please note an incident is different from a crime. An incident is a record of contact made to a police force by an individual/member of public (usually via a 999 or 101 call) and a crime is where the threshold has been met for the police force to deem that a criminal offence has occurred as defined by law.
- when you state charged to court, are you wanting all charged to court only or also those found guilty at court?
Clarification A:
- Incidents
- Found guilty at court
Response 1a:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
2022 = 6
2023 = 1
Response 1b:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
2022 = 6 full, 2 interims
2023 = 1 full, 1 interim
Response 1c:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
2022 = 0
2023 = 0
Response 2a:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below. Please note some of these are ongoing investigations.
2022 = 1252
2023 = 968
Response 2b:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
2022 = 19
2023 = 12
Please note that from May 2023, Dyfed-Powys Police changed their Records Management System, however this does not affect the way records of civil orders such as SPOs are kept.
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.
Furthermore, it should also be noted that Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime 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 12/08/2024)