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colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dyfed%E2%80%93Powys_Police_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3c/Dyfed%E2%80%93Powys_Police_logo.svg/220px-Dyfed%E2%80%93Powys_Police_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3c/Dyfed%E2%80%93Powys_Police_logo.svg/330px-Dyfed%E2%80%93Powys_Police_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3c/Dyfed%E2%80%93Powys_Police_logo.svg/440px-Dyfed%E2%80%93Powys_Police_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="361" data-file-height="184" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #EFEFEF;">Agency overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formed</th><td class="infobox-data">1968<span class="noprint">; 56 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1968</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Annual budget</th><td class="infobox-data">£115.5<span class="nowrap"> </span>million (2020/21)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #EFEFEF;">Jurisdictional structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operations jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ceredigion" title="Ceredigion">Ceredigion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carmarthenshire" title="Carmarthenshire">Carmarthenshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pembrokeshire" title="Pembrokeshire">Pembrokeshire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Powys" title="Powys">Powys</a> unitary authority areas, <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">UK</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/England_%26_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="England & Wales">England & Wales</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Constituting instrument</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Police_Act_1996" title="Police Act 1996">Police Act 1996</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">General nature</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_agency#locpol" title="Law enforcement agency">Local civilian police</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #EFEFEF;">Operational structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Overseen by</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/His_Majesty%27s_Inspectorate_of_Constabulary_and_Fire_%26_Rescue_Services" title="His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services">His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Office_for_Police_Conduct" title="Independent Office for Police Conduct">Independent Office for Police Conduct</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Carmarthen" title="Carmarthen">Carmarthen</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Police officers</th><td class="infobox-data">1,145 (plus 87 <a href="/wiki/Special_constable" title="Special constable">special constables</a>) (2020)<sup id="cite_ref-stats2020_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stats2020-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Police_and_Crime_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Police and Crime Commissioner">Police and Crime Commissioner</a> responsible</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Dafydd_Llywelyn_(politician)" title="Dafydd Llywelyn (politician)">Dafydd Llewellyn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Plaid_Cymru" title="Plaid Cymru">Plaid Cymru</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Agency executive</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Richard Lewis<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>, <a href="/wiki/Chief_Constable" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Constable">Chief Constable</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Divisions</th><td class="infobox-data">4</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #EFEFEF;">Facilities</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stations</th><td class="infobox-data">45 as of 2011</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #EFEFEF;">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dyfed-powys.police.uk">dyfed-powys<wbr />.police<wbr />.uk</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3403354#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below">RQ12653R</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Dyfed-Powys Police</b> (<a href="/wiki/Welsh_language" title="Welsh language">Welsh</a>: <i lang="cy">Heddlu Dyfed-Powys</i>; <b>DPP</b>) is the <a href="/wiki/Territorial_police_force" title="Territorial police force">territorial police force</a> in <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> policing <a href="/wiki/Carmarthenshire" title="Carmarthenshire">Carmarthenshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ceredigion" title="Ceredigion">Ceredigion</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pembrokeshire" title="Pembrokeshire">Pembrokeshire</a> (which make up the former administrative area of <a href="/wiki/Dyfed" title="Dyfed">Dyfed</a>) and the unitary authority of <a href="/wiki/Powys" title="Powys">Powys</a> (covering <a href="/wiki/Brecknockshire" title="Brecknockshire">Brecknockshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Radnorshire" title="Radnorshire">Radnorshire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Montgomeryshire" title="Montgomeryshire">Montgomeryshire</a>). The force was formed in 1968, with the merger of the <a href="/wiki/Carmarthenshire_and_Cardiganshire_Constabulary" title="Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire Constabulary">Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire Constabulary</a>, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Pembrokeshire_Constabulary&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pembrokeshire Constabulary (page does not exist)">Pembrokeshire Constabulary</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Mid_Wales_Constabulary" class="mw-redirect" title="Mid Wales Constabulary">Mid Wales Constabulary</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Dyfed–Powys region covers an area of 3,360 square miles (8,700 km<sup>2</sup>), with over 350 miles (560 km) of <a href="/wiki/Coast" title="Coast">coastline</a>. It includes many remote rural communities and a number of old industrial areas that are currently undergoing significant change and redevelopment. The population is under 500,000, although it is boosted each year with many tourist visitors. </p><p>The force's headquarters is in <a href="/wiki/Carmarthen" title="Carmarthen">Carmarthen</a>. </p><p>As of March 2020<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dyfed-Powys_Police&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the force had 1,145 <a href="/wiki/Police_officer" title="Police officer">police officers</a>, 87 <a href="/wiki/Special_constable" title="Special constable">special constables</a>, 143 <a href="/wiki/Police_community_support_officer" title="Police community support officer">police community support officers</a> (PCSO), 55 <a href="/wiki/Police_support_volunteer" title="Police support volunteer">police support volunteers</a> (PSV), and 674 staff.<sup id="cite_ref-stats2020_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stats2020-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Proposed_merger">Proposed merger</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dyfed-Powys_Police&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Proposed merger"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 6 February 2006, the <a href="/wiki/Home_Secretary" title="Home Secretary">Home Secretary</a> <a href="/wiki/Charles_Clarke" title="Charles Clarke">Charles Clarke</a> proposed to merge Dyfed–Powys Police with <a href="/wiki/North_Wales_Police" title="North Wales Police">North Wales Police</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Wales_Police" title="South Wales Police">South Wales Police</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gwent_Police" title="Gwent Police">Gwent Police</a>, to form one strategic force for all of <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fierce opposition to the proposed changes followed from many quarters during the summer of 2006. <a href="/wiki/John_Reid,_Baron_Reid_of_Cardowan" title="John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan">John Reid</a>, the new Home Secretary from 5 May 2006, abandoned the proposed restructuring of the police service in England and Wales. </p><p>In March 2022, Chief Constable Richard Lewis suggested that the four Welsh police forces should merge within eight years. If it happened, it would make the third-largest police force in England and Wales, with more than 7400 police officers.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Budget_cuts">Budget cuts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dyfed-Powys_Police&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Budget cuts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2010, it was announced that most UK public services would be subject to budget cuts over the next five years. Dyfed–Powys Police is one of these public services faced with this problem and had to find savings of £34<span class="nowrap"> </span>million between 2010 and 2015, and £13 million in each subsequent year. Chief Constable Ian Arundale warned that there was going to be a "significant impact" on the front line. </p><p>Arundale said he accepted that cuts had to be made in the Dyfed–Powys force area and hoped to achieve this through natural wastage and voluntary redundancies.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in 2011 the police service announced the recruitment of 39 new officers, 18 Police Constables and 21 Special Constables, showing commitment to the communities it serves during difficult financial times.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Special_constabulary">Special constabulary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dyfed-Powys_Police&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Special constabulary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In late 2010/early 2011, Dyfed–Powys Police service restructured its special constabulary. This is the part-time volunteer section; its officers are known as <a href="/wiki/Special_constable" title="Special constable">special constables</a>, all of whom hold the office of constable no matter what their rank, or informally as specials.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The current special constabulary management structure is: </p> <ul><li>Special constabulary lead – A regular superintendent</li> <li>Special constabulary co-ordinator</li> <li>Special constabulary chief officer<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Special constabulary inspector; four inspectors, one per basic command unit (BCU)</li> <li>Special constabulary sergeants; formerly section officers</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chief_constables">Chief constables</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dyfed-Powys_Police&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Chief constables"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1974 J Ronald Jones</li> <li>1975–1986 : Richard Thomas<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1986–1989 : David Shattock</li> <li>1989–2000 : Ray White<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2000–2007 : Terry Grange<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2008–2012 : Ian Arundale<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2012 : Jackie Roberts (temporary)</li> <li>2013–2016 : Simon Prince</li> <li>2016–2021 : Mark Collins</li> <li>2021: Claire Parmenter (temporary)<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2021–present : Richard Lewis</li></ul> <p>In 2007, following a complaint, and during an investigation by the <a href="/wiki/Independent_Police_Complaints_Commission" title="Independent Police Complaints Commission">Independent Police Complaints Commission</a> (IPCC) into financial irregularities, Chief Constable Terry Grange retired with immediate effect. Dyfed–Powys Police Authority said it had accepted with regret his retirement with immediate effect, adding that Grange "had indicated that he had allowed his private life to interfere with his professional role. This has led the police authority to consider the chief constable's position and it was considered to be appropriate to accept his retirement."<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The IPCC continued its investigation after his retirement.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In newspapers of 25 November, it emerged that Grange was accused of letting his personal relationship with a judge interfere with the force's handling of child abuse claims against the judge – Grange was the <a href="/wiki/Association_of_Chief_Police_Officers" title="Association of Chief Police Officers">Association of Chief Police Officers</a> (ACPO) spokesperson on child abuse issues.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dyfed-Powys_Police&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dyfed-Powys_Police_and_Crime_Commissioner" title="Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner">Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_law_enforcement_agencies_in_the_United_Kingdom,_Crown_Dependencies_and_British_Overseas_Territories" title="List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories">List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Law enforcement in the United Kingdom">Law enforcement in the United Kingdom</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dyfed-Powys_Police&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/900017/police-funding-england-and-wales-2015-to-2021-hosb1620.pdf">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/900017/police-funding-england-and-wales-2015-to-2021-hosb1620.pdf</a> <sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Bare_URLs" title="Wikipedia:Bare URLs"><span title="A full citation of this PDF document is required to prevent link rot. 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