Child strip searches 612/2026
FOI Reference: 612/2026
Request
- How many children were subject to Standard Searches, More Thorough Searches, Exposure of Intimate Parts Searches, or Intimate Searches from July-December 2024
- Please provide a breakdown of the ethnicity of children, type of search, and breakdown by month
- Please provide a breakdown of the nationality of the child who was strip searched. For example, Welsh, English, Scottish etc.
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below:-
Response
Please note: Unfortunately, our recording system no longer categorises Stop and Searches by Standard Searches, More Thorough Searches, Exposure of Intimate Parts Searches, or Intimate Searches. Instead, there are the following categories under the field ` Search Subject Clothing Removed’:
- Standard stop and search (SSS)
- Jacket, outer coat, or gloves (JOG)
- Exposes intimate parts (EIP)
See volume breakdown of those categories below –
|
Month / Year |
Standard stop and search (SSS) |
Jacket, outer coat, or gloves (JOG) |
Exposes intimate parts (EIP) |
Grand Total |
|
Jul-24 |
68 |
36 |
0 |
104 |
|
Aug-24 |
46 |
13 |
1 |
60 |
|
Sep-24 |
56 |
21 |
0 |
77 |
|
Oct-24 |
91 |
52 |
0 |
143 |
|
Nov-24 |
49 |
42 |
0 |
91 |
|
Dec-24 |
14 |
12 |
0 |
26 |
|
Grand Total |
324 |
176 |
1 |
501 |
Standard stop and search (SSS)
|
Month / Year |
Jul 2024 |
Aug 2024 |
Sep 2024 |
Oct 2024 |
Nov 2024 |
Dec 2024 |
Grand Total |
|
B9. Any other Black background |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
M1. Mixed White & Black Caribbean |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
M3. Mixed White & Asian |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
M9. Any other mixed |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
O9. Any other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
W1. White British |
58 |
42 |
49 |
86 |
47 |
13 |
295 |
|
W2. White Irish |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
W3. White Gypsy or Irish Traveller |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
W9. Any other white background |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
NS. Not stated |
6 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
17 |
|
Grand Total |
68 |
46 |
56 |
91 |
49 |
14 |
324 |
Jacket, outer coat, or gloves (JOG)
|
Row Labels |
Jul 2024 |
Aug 2024 |
Sep 2024 |
Oct 2024 |
Nov 2024 |
Dec 2024 |
Grand Total |
|
M1. Mixed White & Black Caribbean |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
M3. Mixed White & Asian |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
M9. Any other mixed |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
W1. White British |
28 |
12 |
20 |
45 |
38 |
12 |
155 |
|
W3. White Gypsy or Irish Traveller |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
W9. Any other white background |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
NS. Not stated |
5 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
14 |
|
Grand Total |
36 |
13 |
21 |
52 |
42 |
12 |
176 |
|
Exposes intimate parts (EIP) |
||
|
Self-Defined Ethnicity |
W1. White British |
Grand Total |
|
Aug-24 |
1 |
1 |
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 10/07/2026)
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