Offences Against the Person & Infant Life Acts 45/2026

FOI Reference: 45/2026

Request:

Please provide details on how many women have been arrested under:

a) s58 and 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861

and

b) the Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929

Between June 2025 and January 2026

Response:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does not hold the information requested, as outlined below.

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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 15/01/2026)