FOI 928/25

Request

For each of the two 2-week periods of Monday 2nd December 2024 to Sunday 15th December 2024, and Monday 3rd March 2025 to Sunday 16th March 2025, can you please provide the following information:

1)         How many individuals did South Wales Police detain in police custody?

2)         For how many individuals did South Wales Police request that the CPS apply for a remand in prison custody from the courts (i.e. via the MG7 form)?

3)         Out of those individuals who were recommended for a remand in custody, how many of these applications were then supported by the CPS and put forward by a prosecutor in court?

4)         Please provide a breakdown of the outcomes from court of all those recommended for remand in prison custody. For example, how many were remanded into prison custody, remanded on conditional or unconditional bail, or tried at the first hearing?

Response

We have consulted with our custody department who have provided the following information in relation to your request.

Monday 2nd December 2024 to Sunday 15th December 2024

• 1021
• 128
• South Wales Police does not hold this information. Under Section 16 our duty to advise and assist you may wish to submit this part of your request to CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) using the link provided below:

Freedom of Information | The Crown Prosecution Service (cps.gov.uk) 

• From the 128 persons charged and denied bail during the period in question, the below table details the court results from the remand hearings.

Monday 3rd March 2025 to Sunday 16th March 2025

• 928
• 152
• South Wales Police does not hold this information. Under Section 16 our duty to advise and assist you may wish to submit this part of your request to CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) using the link provided below:

Freedom of Information | The Crown Prosecution Service (cps.gov.uk) 

• From the 152 persons charged and denied bail during the period in question, the below table details the court results from the remand hearings.