Images held on custody image database 159/23
FOI Reference: 159/2023
Request 1 - 5:
1. The number of individuals’ images held in your forces’ custody image database
a. NB – if the number of individuals cannot be ascertained, please provide the number of images in the database.
2. The number new individuals’ images [or images, if the number of individuals cannot be ascertained] uploaded to your forces’ custody image database in 2022
3. The number of requests for the deletion of images in your custody image database received by your force in 2020, 2021 and 2022 [provided separately please]
4. The number of these requests that were agreed to by your force, in each of those years.
5. A copy of any leaflet or information provided to arrestees by your force “explaining their rights to have their custody image deleted under certain circumstances”, and any document/guidance given to officers on when to make this information available to arrestees.
Response 1:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
252,695 (this is a count of the total number of images held in the information assets custody image folder, The number of individuals cannot be ascertained.
Response 2:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
3,422 (this is the number of instances where the custody system records an individual’s photograph was taken as part of the prisoner processing process during 2022, again I can only give the total number of images not the distinct number of individuals)
Response 3:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
|
Year |
Total number of requests for deletion of custody images received by the Disclosure Unit |
|
2020 |
0 |
|
2021 |
6 |
|
2022 |
5 |
|
2023 |
3 |
Response 4:
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.
Response 5:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Dyfed-Powys Police does not provide detainees with any leaflets or information “explaining their rights to have their custody image deleted under certain circumstances”. Furthermore, there are documents/guidance given to officers at custody.
Please note: Detainees are entitled to have a copy of The Codes of Practice when detained in custody which will include Code D .
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(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 06.03.2024)