Freedom of Information Disclosure Log

The Freedom of Information Act gives you the right to ask for all recorded information we have on any subject.

Please note that in relation to Freedom of Information requests, the Office of the South Wales Police & Crime Commissioner and South Wales Police are two separate entities; therefore a request to one is not the responsibility of the other in terms of updates, response or disclosure.

If you wish to make a Freedom of Information request to South Wales Police or view their previous disclosures, please click here.

Some sensitive information might not be available to members of the public. If this is the case, we will tell you why we have withheld some or all of the information you requested.

All our responses are published in our Disclosure Logs which can be found at the bottom of this page.

We want to be as open and transparent as possible, so we regularly publish information on this website under the ‘Resources & Publications” option and in doing so this fulfils our obligations under the Freedom of Information publication scheme.

If you can’t find what you’re looking for on this site, you can make a request to us. This must be done in writing, either by post, email or online.  We have 20 working days to respond to requests.

The Information Commissioner provides full details of the Freedom of Information Act and further information can be found in our help & support section.

The following advice comes from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the regulator for the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Using AI to help draft information requests?

AI tools can be helpful, but they can also introduce errors or create overly complex requests that increase the burden on public bodies and cost to the taxpayer.

When using AI to help draft an information request, please make sure the final wording has been checked and reflects your actual information needs.

Before you submit a request or secondary correspondence, please check that:

You are only asking for the information you are genuinely looking for.

AI tools sometimes generate broad or excessive wording that goes beyond the information you actually want or need;

The request is clear, concise and focused.

Short, straightforward requests are easier for us to process and usually lead to quicker, more accurate responses;

There are no obvious factual inaccuracies.

AI can misrepresent legislation or misstate what organisations do. Please review the text of your request carefully and don’t assume AI is right. If it has referred to something you don’t understand, check what it is; and

The tone is appropriate.

AI-generated content can sometimes sound abrupt, or otherwise inappropriate. Please check the tone before sending.

Why does this matter?

We are seeing an increase in requests and secondary correspondence that appear to have been drafted by generative AI. These can require additional clarification because of inaccuracies or unnecessary complexity. This creates delays for both requesters and our teams.

Need guidance?

You can find advice on making effective information requests on the Information Commissioner’s Office website.