LGBT hate crimes against police 592/2022

FOI Reference: 592/2022

Request:

I write, under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act, to request the number of allegations of LGBT hate crime made against serving police officers between January 2014 and June 2022.

As part of this, I would like the information to be broken down into the following:

i) The number of allegations of LGBT-related hate crime against serving police officers each year – from January 2014 to June 2022, including a grand total;

ii) The sex and gender of each officer against whom an allegation was made;

iii) The number of allegations that were upheld and resulted in disciplinary action – including dismissal, and the number of allegations that were discontinued;

iv) The number of officers against whom allegations were made are still serving police officers.

Clarification: I am referring to both incidents and crimes.

Response:

I can confirm that there is no information held by Dyfed-Powys Police due to the fact that there have been zero (0) allegations of LGBT-related hate crimes against serving police officers during the timeframe specified. There is no information in regards to incidents due to the fact that the system that records incidents is a Command & Control System and doesn’t record outcomes. It also does not record allegations or disciplinary matters.

                                                                                                           

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 31/08/2022)