Failure to appear warrants 211/2026

FOI Reference: 211/2026

Request:

1. As at 31 January 2026, how many arrest warrants that had not been executed were held by your force where the warrant was issued for the offence of:

FAILING TO ATTEND COURT / FAIL TO APPEAR?

If your systems record this offence under a specific Home Office classification or internal category (for example, "Fail to Appear", "FTA", or similar), please include all relevant warrants within that category.

If available within cost limits, please also confirm:

2.  Of those warrants, how many relate to:

(a) MAGISTRATE' Court matters

(b) CROWN Court matters

Response 1:

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

As of 31^st of January 2026, there are a total of 108 outstanding warrants.

Response 2:

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

1. 95 relate to Magistrate Court matters.
2. 13 relate to Crown Court matters.

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 06/03/2026)