FOI 643/25

REQUEST

1. I would like to receive what and how the police should identify themselves?

2. What is the body worn camera policy?

RESPONSE

Question 1

As this information is available in the public domain, we are therefore not obliged to provide this information as the following exemption applies:

Section 21 – Information Accessible by Other Means.

This is an absolute, class-based exemption which means that a public authority is not required to consider the public interest in disclosure.

Under Section 16, the duty to provide advice and assistance, please see the information under the heading ‘Contact in person’ in the below link:

How to check an officer's identity | South Wales Police

Question 2

We have recently processed a request asking for the Body Worn Video policy which answers this part of your request.

Please see the attached documents entitled ‘Response 547_25’ and ‘body-worn-video-procedure-v14_Redacted’ that provides the information requested.