BAME personnel 1187/2024
FOI Reference: 1187/2024
Request:
1) Does your force have an active Black Police Association or similar for Black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) members of your workforce?
2) What is it called?
3) How many officers, support staff and PCSOs do you have?
4) How many of those are BAME workforce (officers, support staff and PCSOs)?
5) How many current Attendance Management cases do you have? (Force compared to BAME)?
6) How many current Complaints do you have? (Force compared to BAME)?
7) How many current Disciplinary cases do you have where regulation 21 notices have been served to attend a misconduct meeting/hearing? (Force compared to BAME)?
8) How many current Employment Tribunals do you have, regardless of type of complaint? (Force compared to BAME)?
9) How many current Grievances do you have, regardless of type of complaint? (Force compared to BAME)?
10) How many current Incapability/capability cases do you have? (Force compared to BAME)?
11) How many current Regulation procedures (Misconduct and Gross Misconduct) do you have? (Force compared to BAME)?
12) How many current Unsatisfactory Performance Procedures Tribunals do you have, or equivalent? (Force compared to BAME)?
13) What plans does your force have to improve and support the voice, position and confidence of women of colour in policing?
14) What grade, pay scale or band is your most senior BAME police staff? What is their gender?
Response 1:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Yes.
Response 2:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Ethnic Minority Support Network.
Response 3 & 4:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, however the following exemption has been applied to the whole of the information you have requested:
Section 21 – Information reasonably accessible by other means:
(1) Information which is reasonably accessible to the applicant otherwise than under section 1 is exempt information.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)—
(a)information may be reasonably accessible to the applicant even though it is accessible only on payment, and
(b) information is to be taken to be reasonably accessible to the applicant if it is information which the public authority or any other person is obliged by or under any enactment to communicate (otherwise than by making the information available for inspection) to members of the public on request, whether free of charge or on payment.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), information which is held by a public authority and does not fall within subsection (2)(b) is not to be regarded as reasonably accessible to the applicant merely because the information is available from the public authority itself on request, unless the information is made available in accordance with the authority’s publication scheme and any payment required is specified in, or determined in accordance with, the scheme.”
The information requested can be accessed via the following hyperlink –
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-open-data-tables
Response 5:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
As at 14/02/2025 – 6 individuals are on a live Written Improvement Notices as part of a formal stage of the Unsatisfactory Attendance procedure.
None are BAME.
Response 6:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
As of 20/12/2024 there are a total of 139 live complaints.
Where known none of the complaints relate to BAME personnel.
Response 7:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Please note the Regulation 21 notice no longer exists.
There is one former officer who has been served a notice of referral to proceedings and one current serving officer.
Neither officer is BAME.
Response 8:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
There are 2 on-going ET claims.
Neither Claimant is understood to be BAME.
Response 9:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
4.
None are understood to be BAME.
Response 10:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
0.
Response 11:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
As of 20/12/2024 there are 50 live conduct cases.
Where known none of the cases relate to BAME personnel.
Response 12:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
1.
None are understood to be BAME.
Response 13:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
Our strategic equality plan sets our ambitions over a four-year period – we will report on progress annually, following the financial year. You can see the strategic plan here (updates will be published here in future):
https://www.dyfed-powys.police.uk/police-forces/dyfed-powys-police/areas/about-us/about-us/our-equality-objectives/
Our Positive Action Strategy is due to be published, which focuses on three key areas: Recruitment, Progression and Retention. While not officially launched yet, we are happy to share a copy in advance:
Please see attached: Positive Action Strategy 2024-2028
Dyfed-Powys Police has an Ethnic Minority Staff Support Network – a safe space to share concerns, issues and challenges. This network feeds into our governance groups (Embracing Diverse Representation Meeting, and People, Culture and Ethics Board).
Dyfed-Powys Police has a Gender Equality Staff Support Network – a safe space to share concerns, issues and challenges. This network feeds into our governance groups (Embracing Diverse Representation Meeting, and People, Culture and Ethics Board).
Our Anti-racism Working Group considers the recommendations set out in the Police Race Action Plan and the Criminal Justice in Wales Anti-racism Action Plan (as part of the wider Anti Racism in Wales Action Plan by Welsh Government). This working group action-plans some of the recommendations and looks to remove any barriers identified in Dyfed-Powys Police. Representatives from our Independent Advisory Group and from our Ethnic Minority Staff Support Network are invited and the working group feeds into our governance groups (Embracing Diverse Representation Meeting, and People, Culture and Ethics Board).
We have implemented a Reverse Mentoring Scheme, which we will review and refresh mid-2025. We will also be delivering mandatory training to all staff and officers from January 2025 on the topic of race-related culture awareness.
Response 14:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.
As at 30/11/2024, the most senior BAME police staff is Grade E (as at 01.09.24 £31,296 - £34,329).
Male.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 18/02/2025)
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