Police Officer sexual misconduct 1046/2024
FOI Reference: 1046/2024
Request:
- In the 2022-23 and 2023-24 financial years please state
(i) how many of your police officers (not civilian staff, specials or PCSOs) were the subject of a disciplinary sanctions of ANY description because they were found to have had sex while on duty, and
(ii) how many of these officers were dismissed from the force?
- Of these officers please provide a breakdown between
(i) male officers and
(ii) female officers?
- Of these officers please provide a breakdown between
(i) those having sex with a fellow officer,
(ii) those having sex with a member of the public, and
(iii) those having sex with a fellow officer and a member of the public (although obviously not necessarily at the same time)?
Response 1(i):
I can confirm that there is no information held by Dyfed-Powys Police due to the fact that zero (0) police officers (not civilian staff, specials or PCSOs) were the subject of a disciplinary sanctions of ANY description because they were found to have had sex while on duty.
Response 1(ii), 2 & 3:
A response to question 1(ii), 2 & 3 is not applicable, based on the response provided for question 1(i).
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.
Furthermore, it should also be noted that Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be noted that for these reasons this force's response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 07/11/2024)