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Dear Matthew Hopkins

Thank you for your information request which is being considered under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). We will now consult with the relevant department to gather the response to your request.

We propose to respond to you on or before the 17 July 2023 in line with the timescales prescribed by the FOIA.

If you have any questions about this request please contact us. Please remember to quote reference number 5024263 in any future correspondence about this matter.

Yours sincerely

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Dear Matthew Hopkins

We have been consulting with the relevant departments regarding your information request and before we can progress it we require further clarification.

Please could you specify what you mean by 'results' of our investigations.

At the end of our investigation, we produce a report and decide whether we believe there is a case to answer for misconduct or gross misconduct. The final decision about whether misconduct is proven and what, if any, sanction should apply is made during misconduct proceedings conducted by the force. We will refer the case to the CPS if, at the end of our investigation, it is possible a crime may have been committed. The CPS will then decide if the evidence satisfies the threshold for legal proceedings and the courts will decide whether the person has committed a crime.

It would therefore be helpful to understand if, by results, you are trying to establish whether we found a case to answer at the end of our investigations or whether you want to know the final outcome following disciplinary or criminal proceedings conducted by the police or the CPS. You may wish to refer to the published outcomes reports from our independent investigations that can be found here: https://www.policeconduct.gov.uk/researc... to help you to specify the information you require.

It would also be helpful if you could clarify the time period that you require this information for. Performance information of this nature was consistently collected from 2011/12. If you require data relating to older cases, it is likely that a lot of manual scrutiny would be required which may engage the cost limit under the FOI. However we can make further assessment on the extent to which we can respond once you clarify the timeframe for this request.

We would not be able to answer the expected date of completion for any ongoing investigations.

Once you have clarified this information we will progress your request further.

Yours sincerely

The FOI and DPA Team
Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)
PO Box 473
Sale
Manchester
M33 0BW
Tel: 0300 020 0096

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monitro i’r graddau a ganiateir gan y gyfraith. O ganlyniad, gall unrhyw
e-bost a neu atodiadau gael ei ddarllen gan staff monitro.

Dear Martin Hopkins

Thank you for your email. Just to be completely clear, are you therefore asking for copies of the full investigation reports in response to part (a) rather that whether the report resulted in a case to answer?

Yours sincerely

The FOI and DPA Team
Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)
PO Box 473
Sale
Manchester
M33 0BW
Tel: 0300 020 0096

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neu gymryd unrhyw gamau sydd yn dibynnu ar y cynnwys. Yn lle, rhowch wybod
i’r anfonwr ac wedyn dileu’r neges yn barhaol os gwellwch yn dda. Barn yr
awdur yn unig yw’r safbwynt a barn a fynegir hyn ac nid o reidrwydd yn
cynrychioli barn yr IOPC. Dim ond staff penodol sydd ag awdurdod i wneud
cytundebau rhwymol ar ran yr IOPC trwy e-bost. Nid yw’r IOPC yn derbyn
unrhyw gyfrifoldeb am gytundebau diawdurdod y daethpwyd iddynt gyda
gweithwyr neu asiantau eraill. Ni all yr IOPC sicrhau diogelwch yr e-bost
hwn nac unrhyw atodiadau. Er bod e-byst yn cael eu sganio’n rheolaidd, ni
all yr IOPC gymryd unrhyw gyfrifoldeb am unrhyw firws y gellir ei
drosglwyddo gyda’r rhyngrwyd. Mae systemau cyfathrebu IOPC yn cael eu
monitro i’r graddau a ganiateir gan y gyfraith. O ganlyniad, gall unrhyw
e-bost a neu atodiadau gael ei ddarllen gan staff monitro.

Dear Matthew Hopkins

Thank you for your clarification. We will now proceed with your request on the basis that you require summaries of the outcomes of relevant investigation reports into conduct by South Wales Police officers relating to deaths in or following police custody going back to 2011. You also want to know how many investigations are currently ongoing.

We will respond to your request on or before 11 August 2023 in line with timescales prescribed by the FOIA.

Yours sincerely

The FOI and DPA Team
Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)
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Dear Mr Hopkins

Thank you for your information request.

There have been two investigations into South Wales Police relating to deaths in or following police custody within the time period 2010/11 to 2021/22. There was no conduct identified in one investigation, the other investigation is ongoing therefore it is not possible to provide a final outcome summary. As explained previously it is also not possible to provide an expected completion date.

Yours sincerely

The FOI and DPA Team
Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)
PO Box 473
Sale
Manchester
M33 0BW
Tel: 0300 020 0096

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