Coercive control training 426/2025

FOI Reference: 426/25

Request 1 - 3:

1. Are all your police officers who attend domestic abuse incidents (crime scenes) trained about coercive control?
2. What training courses that police officers are mandated to attend is coercive control covered in?
3. Pets can be killed, harmed or threatened within domestic abuse and are often barriers for survivors leaving an abusive relationship. Does all of your coercive control training consider this aspect?

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.

Initial training for new officers.

Domestic Abuse Matters first responder training.

Domestic Abuse Risk Assessment and stalking training.

Electronic packages:

Domestic Abuse Risk Assessment package

Stalking or harassment package.

Response 3:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

Yes, we cover this aspect in domestic abuse training.                                               

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.

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 28/04/2025)