Police Race Action Plan 1222/2025
FOI Reference: 1222/2025
Request:
FOI Request: PRAP-mandated training for police relating to Black communities
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I request the following information:
- Copies of all training materials, curricula, guidance documents, and evaluation reports developed or used by your force (or nationally via NPCC / College of Policing) in fulfilment of the responsibilities outlined in the Police Race Action Plan
- The content of the training (slides, handouts, e-learning, written guidance, policies, protocols, etc.).
- The date each version was first introduced and, if updated, the date of each update.
- Similarly, training relating to recognising, understanding, and responding to mental distress among Black people/Black communities and/or Section 136
in response to PRAP - Data showing the rate of completion of this training by officers and staff: e.g., number and percentage of officers/staff trained to date; how many remain to be trained. If completion data is held by cohort (e.g. by rank, by division, new recruits vs existing officers) please include that breakdown.
- Any internal or external evaluations, audits or monitoring reports on the effectiveness or impact of this mental-health training for policing Black communities- especially any findings, outcome measures, or plans for further roll-out / improvement.
I am seeking this information for the period from the year of PRAP launch or 2022 to present
Response 1:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold some the information requested, however, some of this information has also been exempted by virtue of Section 31 – Law enforcement. (please see the end of the document for an explanation of the applied exemption)
All training material and presentation slides are held by our external training providers, No Boundaries who provide our force-wide mandatory Race-related Cultural Awareness Training and therefore this information is not held by Dyfed Powys police.
However, please see the below, which has been attached to the initial email. A comprehensive resource package developed to complement our force-wide mandatory Race-related Cultural Awareness Training
Additionally, the below (and attached to your initial email) Post Course Feedback forms which are emailed to attendees following the session.
- Post Course Survey V1 : January – August 2025
- Post Course Survey V2 : September 2025
- 6 Month Post Course Survey: Introduced September 2025 (emailed to attendees 6 months after attending a session)
Response 2:
I can confirm that there is no information held/recorded by Dyfed-Powys Police. The training delivered is generic information about mental health and the Section 136 information is about the actual legislation itself. The training delivered doesn’t really go in to specifics around ethnicity.
Response 3:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, the details of which are as follows:
Please note: the figures provided below are at the date of request and are a snapshot in time. These figures will change as more staff and officers attend the Race-related Cultural Awareness Training.
Staff data:
| Staff | % of total staff | |
| Total | 1003 | |
| Completed | 656 | 65.4 |
| Not completed | 347 | 34.6 |
| Attended Per division | ||
| Powys | 38 | 3.8 |
| Pembrokeshire | 30 | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 58 | 5.8 |
| Ceredigion | 22 | 2.2 |
| Headquarters | 508 | 50.6 |
| Not attended per division | ||
| Powys | 14 | 1.4 |
| Pembrokeshire | 24 | 2.4 |
| Carmarthenshire | 21 | 2.1 |
| Ceredigion | 12 | 1.2 |
| Headquarters | 271 | 27 |
| Collaboration | 1 | 0.1 |
| Secondments | 4 | 0.4 |
Officer data:
| Officers | % of total officers | |
| Total | 1333 | |
| Completed | 591 | 44.3 |
| Not completed | 742 | 55.7 |
| Attended Per division | ||
| Powys | 70 | 5.25 |
| Pembrokeshire | 57 | 4.27 |
| Carmarthenshire | 208 | 15.6 |
| Ceredigion | 70 | 5.25 |
| Headquarters | 184 | 13.8 |
| Collaboration | 2 | 0.15 |
| Not attended per division | ||
| Powys | 130 | 9.78 |
| Pembrokeshire | 154 | 11.55 |
| Carmarthenshire | 65 | 4.9 |
| Ceredigion | 76 | 5.7 |
| Headquarters | 287 | 21.53 |
| Collaboration | 24 | 1.8 |
| Secondments | 6 | 0.45 |
| Attended Per rank | ||
| Constable | 309 | 23.2 |
| D/Constable | 124 | 9.3 |
| Sergeant | 77 | 5.77 |
| D/Sergeant | 35 | 2.62 |
| Inspector | 17 | 1.27 |
| D/Inspector | 11 | 0.82 |
| Chief Inspector | 5 | 0.37 |
| D/C/Inspector | 5 | 0.37 |
| Superintendent | 5 | 0.37 |
| D/Superintendent | 1 | 0.07 |
| Deputy Chief Constable | 1 | 0.07 |
| Chief Constable | 1 | 0.07 |
| Not attended per rank | ||
| Constable | 447 | 33.5 |
| D/Constable | 102 | 7.7 |
| Sergeant | 93 | 7 |
| D/Sergeant | 28 | 2.1 |
| Inspector | 31 | 2.32 |
| D/Inspector | 15 | 1.12 |
| Chief Inspector | 8 | 0.6 |
| D/C/Inspector | 4 | 0.3 |
| Superintendent | 4 | 0.3 |
| D/Superintendent | 4 | 0.3 |
| D/C/Superintendent | 1 | 0.08 |
| Chief Superintendent | 3 | 0.22 |
| Assistant Chief Constable | 2 | 0.15 |
Response 4:
I can confirm that there is no information held by Dyfed-Powys Police which is based on the response provided in relation to question 2.
Explanation of the applied exemption Section 31(1)(a)(b) – Law Enforcement
Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 places two duties on public authorities. Unless exemptions apply, the first duty at Section 1(1) (a) is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a request is held. The second duty at Section 1(1) (b) is to disclose information that has been confirmed as being held.
Where exemptions are relied upon section 17 of FOIA requires that we provide the applicant with a notice which:
a) States that fact
b) Specifies the exemption(s) in question and
c) State (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the exemption applies
Section 31(1)(a)(b) Law Enforcement:
(1) Information which is not exempt information by virtue of section 30 is exempt information if its disclosure under this Act would, or would be likely to prejudice -
(a) the prevention or detection of crime
(b) the apprehension or prosecution of offenders
Section 31 is a prejudice based qualified exemption and as such there is a requirement to provide details of the harm as well as the public interest test.
Harm in Disclosure
Under the Act, we cannot, and do not request the motives of any application for information. We have no doubt that the vast majority of requests made under the Act are legitimate and the applicants do not have any ulterior motives. However, in disclosing information to one applicant, we are expressing a willingness to provide it to anyone in the world. This means that a disclosure to a genuinely interested and concerned person automatically opens it up for a similar disclosure, including those who would use the information to gain an advantage over our ability to exercise our core function which is Law Enforcement.
In considering whether or not this information should be disclosed, consideration has been given to the potential harm that could be caused by disclosure. The disclosure of the specific internal departmental email address’ could significantly affect that department’s ability to fulfil its obligations/function which in turn would affect the forces Law enforcement abilities. For example; releasing specific internal address’ could lead to spam attacks and individuals/members of the public sending an unmanageable volume of emails/correspondence to this address with queries that are wide ranging and may not even be relevant to work undertaken in those departments. Additionally, the sending of an unmanageable amount of emails/correspondence could negatively affect the systems utilised by the department in question. This in turn would significantly affect and disrupt the department in fulfilling its obligations/functions and ultimately the forces law enforcement abilities such as the investigation of police officers where necessary and appropriate.
Public Interest Test Factors favouring disclosure under Section 31(1)(a)(b):
Dyfed Powys Police is a public authority and is ultimately accountable to the general public. When any request for information is made to the police, it is important that Dyfed Powys Police is transparent, where possible, in responding to that request for information. Disclosing all information held without redaction, would reinforce the forces commitment to transparency with the general public.
Factors favouring non-disclosure under Section 31(1)(a)(b):
The release of the internal email address’ for specific departments would provide persons intent on disrupting the work of these departments with information that would assist them to do so. By disclosing information which has the potential to result in vast amounts of correspondence being received would impede upon the resources of members of staff and cause disruption to the work of these departments and ultimately Dyfed Powys Police force.
Balance Test
After considering the advantages and disadvantages in disclosure it falls upon Dyfed-Powys Police to conduct a balance test on the issues. The strongest arguments for release, which is better awareness, needs to be weighed against the strongest argument for non-release, which in this case is effective law enforcement. The Police Service is charged with enforcing the law, preventing and detecting crime and protecting the communities we serve. Disclosure of information in respect of this request i.e. internal departmental email address’ would cause harm to the Dyfed-Powys Police Force by affecting our ability to fulfil our core function of law enforcement. Whilst there is a public interest in this subject there is a very strong public interest in the force maintaining its law enforcement capabilities. Therefore, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 26/01/2026)
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