Unidentified bodies and human remains 621/2024

FOI Reference: 621/2024

Request:

1. How many unidentified bodies or sets of human remains you currently have under your jurisdiction, broken down by decade found, gender, and ethnicity.
2. How many of these unidentified persons cases are represented on the National Crime Agency’s database (found here).
3. How many of these unidentified persons have facial reconstructions or facial photos associated with them.
4. How many of these unidentified persons have DNA associated with them, broken down according to testing status.
5. How many of these unidentified persons are assigned to an investigator.
6. How many of the investigations into identifying these bodies or sets of remains would be considered “cold” i.e., all viable leads in the investigation have been exhausted and the Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) considers there is nothing further that can be progressed in the investigation at that time.
7. Whether you currently engaging with any charities, universities, or other organisations (e.g., Locate International, Missing People) to further investigation of unidentified persons cases.
8. Your currently status with regards to the use of forensic/investigative genetic genealogy (FIGG) to investigate unidentified persons cases.

 

Response 1:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

There are zero (0) unidentified bodies or sets of human remains currently under Dyfed-Powys Police jurisdiction, as they are the possession of the coroner utilising the coroners’ powers of retention.

Response 2:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

9

Response 3:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

None of the cases held by Dyfed-Powys Police have facial reconstructions.

Response 4:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

All of them.

Response 5:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

Zero (0).

Please note: A specific account is held for each set of human remains and liaisons are carried out with the missing persons co-ordinator on a regular basis. 

Response 6:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

9 (all) of the cases are held by Dyfed-Powys Police are considered cold cases.

Response 7:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

There are no current cases where we are working with third parties.

Response 8:

I can confirm that there is no information held by Dyfed-Powys Police due to the fact that this information is not recorded by Dyfed-Powys Police.

                                               

                                                           

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.

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 29/07/2024)