Gender of staff, officers, crime data 414/2024
FOI Reference: 414/2024
Request:
All responses should make the distinction between 'sex' and 'gender'.
- I would like to be assured that you collect crime data according to biological sex, rather than professed gender.
If not, how do you capture the fact that males are more likely to commit crime than females?
Does Dyfed Powys Police record crime data that identifies both the sex and gender identity of the perpetrator.
- to be informed whether you record data of crimes committed on the basis of the 'sex' of the person committing the crime and not the 'gender'.
- whether Dyfed Powys Police consider it important to know the statistics for criminal actions based on 'birth sex'; and whether it considers that this information is useful for researchers and interventions.
- Does Dyfed Powys Police maintain data that identifies sex of members of staff and of panels for equality of representation purposes?
Clarification Q: What do you mean by panels?
Clarification A: Any panel, where an applicant for a role on the panel has to complete a Personal Information form. This could be the 'Quality Assurance Panel', independent members of 'Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Panel' and so on.
Clarification Q: Where you refer to members of staff, do you just want data relating to Staff or Officers as well?
Clarification A: Both.
- Does Dyfed Powys Police ensure that strip searches are always carried out by an officer of the same sex as the suspect?
- I attach the Personal Information form that has to be completed in an application for the Independent Advisory Group.
a) Is the form completed by job applicants different to this and if so, why are the two forms different in their information gathering?
b) Can I please be sent a copy of the Job Application Form?
c) Does that form ask for 'sex'?
- Does Dyfed Powys Police aim for a balance between the sexes on the Independent Panel?
- If Question 1 is optional, how can Dyfed Powys Police gather data for equality?
- If the deploying officers are not at liberty to know which officers are transgender, then how can victims' requests to be dealt with by an officer of the same sex ever be accommodated?
- Sex is a protected characteristic. How is the dignity, privacy and safety of women catered for by deploying officers, when the majority of women want boundaries between themselves and transwomen, who they view as a sub-group of men, unfortunately suffering from gender dysphoria; and possibly paraphilia and autogynoephilia?
- Does the deploying officer know the sex of an employee claiming to be transgender but without a Gender Recognition Certificate?
Clarification Q: Where you refer to employee, is this Police Staff and/or Police Officers?
Clarification A: Any Police Officer or member of staff that the Deploying Officer instructs to deal with a particular situation, involving contact with the public.
Clarification Q: What ‘employee’ are your referring to?
Clarification A: The answer again, is those officers or other members of staff that the deploying officer is ordering to deal with the public. There are obviously many situations where sex is immaterial but, there are some sensitive circumstances in which it is important to women that they should be dealt with by another woman.
- In the form I have seen for inclusion on a panel, this does not ask for 'sex', so I cannot understand how the response can state that you know 'both' sex and gender. Can you explain?
- Do those suspected of crime have to record their 'sex'?
Response 1:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Data is recorded in relation to Gender
Data is recorded for Trans status:
- Trans Man
- Trans Woman
- Transvestite/Cross dresser
Response 2:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Sex / Gender is recorded under the same title. As a Force we record this data based on the victim / suspects recognition.
Response 3:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Dyfed Powys Police considers all protected characteristics important including Sex and Gender as this allows us to understand the demographics within our population but also helps us to understand the profiles of our victims and suspects and is useful in understanding crime patterns and trends.
Response 4:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Yes, members of staff and officers: Dyfed-Powys Police publish their PSED annually.
Response 5:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Yes.
Response 6:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
a) Yes, the job application form is different to the IAG form, this is due to different departments dealing with each of them.
b) The Equal Opportunities Form is on the online recruitment system, this is a screenshot of it.
c) Application forms via the force recruitment system for external vacancies do include sex
Response 7:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Dyfed-Powys Police aim for a diverse representation of all protected characteristics on our IAG.
Response 8:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Please see responses 1 & 3.
Response 9 & 10 & 11:
The request does not constitute a valid request under section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act, therefore for the reasons outlined below; the request cannot be dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Section 8 of the Act provides:
(1) In this Act any reference to a "request for information" is a reference to such a request which-
(a) is in writing,
(b) states the name of the applicant and an address for correspondence, and
(c) describes the information requested.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(a), a request is to be treated as made in writing where the text of the request-
(a) is transmitted by electronic means,
(b) is received in legible form, and
(c) is capable of being used for subsequent reference.
A request under the Freedom of Information Act (2000) is required by statute to describe the information requested, in terms of recorded information held by Dyfed-Powys Police, as defined by Section 8(1)(c).
The Freedom of Information Act provides the right of access to recorded information only. It does not require a public authority to answer direct or hypothetical questions or provide comment or opinion, unless recorded information exists which could itself answer such questions.
It is apparent from the request that comment/opinion is being sought in relation to your request; and therefore, does not relate to recorded information.
In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (2000) this response represents a Refusal Notice for this part of your request under Section 8(1)(c) of the Act.
Response 12:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
There’s an error on the form, it should read ‘sex’ not ‘gender’, this will be rectified.
Response 13:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Yes, the officers are responsible for capturing as much data as possible and this would include the sex of suspects.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 28/05/2024)