Sexual harassment complaints 220/24

FOI Reference: 220/2024

Request:

I am requesting the following information:

1) Since 1 January 2018 how many members of staff in your force have made a sexual harassment complaint against a fellow member of staff?

2) How many of the complaints made in the timeframe were upheld?

3) What was the outcome of the upheld complaints? Outcomes can include but are not limited to verbal warning, written warning, suspension, or dismissal, or referral to criminal proceedings

4) If it does not push the request over the cost limit, please can you also include:

(i) The nature of the allegation

(ii) The gender and rank of the complainant

(iii) The gender and rank of the alleged perpetrator

(iv)Where the perpetrator served (i.e the county or town)

5)a) All misconduct outcomes relating to allegations, including the number of staff who were dismissed as a result of the allegation.

b) All criminal outcomes of allegations broken down by i) charges and ii) convictions.

c) The number of allegations i) investigated and then ii) upheld by a) PSD and b) IOPC.

Response:

Q1.

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does not hold the information requested, explained below.

An employee cannot make a complaint about their police force or someone else employed by the police force (Section 29, Police Reform Act).

Although persons serving with the police are not able to use the police complaints system to make a complaint about their own force, they can raise concerns through other avenues such as through unfairness at work grievances.

Q2,Q3,Q4.

There is no information held as these questions are not applicable based on response provided in Q1.

Q5.

 I can confirm that Dyfed Powys Police, do hold the following information related to this question, detailed below;

Misconduct outcomes relating to allegations of sexual harassment from a Dyfed Powys Police employee:

1. 0

2. 0

3. 2 investigated ii) 0 upheld.

                                                                                   

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 18/03/24)