Media strategy 715/2024
FOI Reference: 715/2024
Request:
Please can you supply a copy of any policy, guidelines, guidance, protocols, strategy and / or procedures you hold relating to the following:
- media/press releases and/or media engagement
- The use of the preferred pronouns, self identified gender or biological sex of suspects, offenders, missing persons and/or victims in media/press releases and/or media engagement
For clarification where I say self identified gender I mean where a person has a trans or non-binary identity, where I say biological sex I mean the sex of the person as recorded at birth. Where I say media/press releases I mean when police release or provide information directly to the media or via their own social media channels such as facebook or X, for example in relation to crimes, suspects, offenders, victims, missing persons etc. where I say media I mean media outlets, journalists, newspapers or news outlets.
Response 1:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Media relations | College of Policing
Communications and Engagement Strategy 2024-2028 (pdf attached)
Response 2:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
None, though we consider pronouns on a case-by-case basis, taking care to ensure we use the preferred pronouns of the individual concerned.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 31/07/2024)