Missing persons 533/2022
FOI Reference: 533/2022
Request:
1. How many people in your area went missing between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022? Please provide the numbers broken down by ethnicity and by age in the following table. In this question we are asking for the number of individuals, not total incidents/investigations:
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White – North European |
White – South European |
Black |
Asian |
Chinese, Japanese & SE Asian |
Middle Eastern |
Other / unknown |
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0-11yrs |
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12-17yrs |
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18-25yrs |
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26-39yrs |
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40-59yrs |
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60+yrs |
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Unknown |
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2. How many total missing investigations were there between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022? Please provide the numbers broken down by ethnicity and by age in the following table:
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White – North European |
White – South European |
Black |
Asian |
Chinese, Japanese & SE Asian |
Middle Eastern |
Other / unknown |
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0-11yrs |
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12-17yrs |
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18-25yrs |
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26-39yrs |
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40-59yrs |
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60+yrs |
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Unknown |
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3. Please provide a breakdown of the outcomes of missing investigations for children between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022, broken down by ethnicity.
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White – North European |
White – South European |
Black |
Asian |
Chinese, Japanese & SE Asian |
Middle Eastern |
Other / Unknown |
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Found by police |
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Returned of their own accord |
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Found by another professional |
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Other |
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4. Please provide a breakdown of the outcomes of missing investigations for adults between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022, broken down by ethnicity.
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White – North European |
White – South European |
Black |
Asian |
Chinese, Japanese & SE Asian |
Middle Eastern |
Other / Unknown |
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Found by police |
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Returned of their own accord |
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Found by another professional |
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Other |
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5. How many missing investigations for children between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022, broken down by ethnicity, had a:
a. Sexual Exploitation marker
b. Mental health marker
c. Criminal Exploitation marker
d. Trafficking marker
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White – North European |
White – South European |
Black |
Asian |
Chinese, Japanese & SE Asian |
Middle Eastern |
Other / unknown |
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Sexual exploitation marker |
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Mental health marker |
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Criminal exploitation marker |
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Trafficking marker |
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6. How many missing investigations for adults between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022, broken down by ethnicity, had a:
a. Sexual Exploitation marker
b. Mental health marker
c. Criminal Exploitation marker
d. Trafficking marker
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White – North European |
White – South European |
Black |
Asian |
Chinese, Japanese & SE Asian |
Middle Eastern |
Other / unknown |
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Sexual exploitation marker |
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Mental health marker |
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7. Please provide the types of location from which the missing investigations for children were reported between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022, broken down by ethnicity.
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White – North European |
White – South European |
Black |
Asian |
Chinese, Japanese & SE Asian |
Middle Eastern |
Other / unknown |
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Home |
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Care |
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Hospital or healthcare setting |
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School or education setting |
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Other |
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8. Please provide the types of location from which the missing investigations for adults were reported between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022, broken down by ethnicity.
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White – North European |
White – South European |
Black |
Asian |
Chinese, Japanese & SE Asian |
Middle Eastern |
Other / unknown |
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Home |
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Care |
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9. Please provide the number of missing investigations for children between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022 which lasted more than 48 hours, broken down by ethnicity.
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White – South European |
Black |
Asian |
Chinese, Japanese & SE Asian |
Middle Eastern |
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Number of incidents lasting more than 48 hours |
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10. Please provide the number of missing investigations for adults between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022 which lasted more than 48 hours, broken down by ethnicity.
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White – South European |
Black |
Asian |
Chinese, Japanese & SE Asian |
Middle Eastern |
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Number of incidents lasting more than 48 hours |
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11. Please provide the number of missing investigations for children between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022 which lasted more than 7 days, broken down by ethnicity.
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White – South European |
Black |
Asian |
Chinese, Japanese & SE Asian |
Middle Eastern |
Other / unknown |
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Number of incidents lasting more than 7 days |
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12. Please provide the number of missing investigations for adults between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022 which lasted more than 7 days, broken down by ethnicity.
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White – South European |
Black |
Asian |
Chinese, Japanese & SE Asian |
Middle Eastern |
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Response:
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 the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requires Dyfed Powys Police, when refusing to provide such information (because the information is exempt) to provide you the applicant with a notice which: (a) states that fact, (b) specifies the exemption in question and (c) states (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the exemption applies.
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information you have requested. However we are withholding the whole of the requested information since we consider that the Section 12(1) exemption the Cost of Compliance exceeds the Appropriate Limit applies to it.
Section 12 (1) – The cost of compliance exceeds the Appropriate Limit
Section 12(1) states: “…Section 1 (1) does not oblige a public authority to comply with a request for information if the authority estimates that the cost of complying with the request would exceed the appropriate limit.”
The cost of providing you with the information requested in respect of your request is above the amount to which we are legally required to respond i.e. the cost of locating and retrieving the information exceeds the “appropriate level” as stated in the Freedom of Information (Fees and Appropriate Limit) Regulations 2004. It is estimated that it would exceed 18 hours (i.e. minimum of 187.33 hours) to comply with this part of your request. The regulations can be located @ www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2004/20043244.htm
The Freedom of Information department has been advised that the information in respect of questions 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 ,11 &12 of your request is not held in an easily retrievable format. In light of this and in order to accurately obtain the information relative to questions 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 ,11 &12 of your request for the time frame stipulated would involve Dyfed Powys Police accessing and reviewing each and every missing persons record. It has been established that there are a total of 2,248 records that cover the period of your request. It has also been established that it would take a minimum of 5 minutes to review and obtain the information for a single record in respect of questions 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 ,11 &12 (as outlined above). The process outlined results in the below time estimate.
2021/22 = 2,248 records@ a minimum of 5 minutes per record = 187.33 hours
Time estimate to complete task and whole of the request = 187.33 hours
Please note: A response in relation to questions 1, 2, 7 & 8 can be provided within the 18 hour time limit
In accordance therefore with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, this letter acts as a Refusal Notice for the Whole of this request under Section 17(5) A public authority which, in relation to any request for information, is relying on a claim that section 12 or section 14 applies must, within the time for complying with section 1(1), give the applicant a notice stating that fact. You may wish to refine and resubmit your request so that it reduces the time shown above to fall within the 18 hours, should you require any further advice in relation to this matter please don’t hesitate to contact the Freedom of Information Unit.
Please also be advised that should the request be refined, it does not remove the public authorities right to cite exemptions if relevant.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 01/08/22)