Request for data in relation to off road bike siezures

Reference: 25013

Date Added: Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Category: Miscellaneous

Disclosure Details

Two duties are placed on public authorities under Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Notwithstanding applicable exemptions, the first duty at, Section 1(1) (a), is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a request is held. The second duty at, Section1 (1) (b), is to disclose information that has been confirmed as being held. Under the provisions of those sections of the FOIA, we can confirm that the information you seek is partly held by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent.

 

You requested the following information:

 

  1. The total number of vehicles seized under Operation Harley since its launch.

We only hold the information contained in the response below.  We do not hold the total number of vehicles seized since the launch of Operation Harley.  You may wish to contact Gwent Police directly to request the information using the following link: https://www.gwent.police.uk/rqo/request/ri/request-information/rip/request-information-police/

  1. A year-by-year breakdown of seizures from the year the operation began to the present (e.g. 2020, 2021, 2022, etc.)

The OPCC only holds the following information.   For further information you may wish to contact Gwent Police directly using the following link: https://www.gwent.police.uk/rqo/request/ri/request-information/rip/request-information-police/

Date range

Off-road bike seizures

May 2022 – April 2023

95 off-road bikes seized

May 2023 – April 2024

180 off-road bikes seized

 

  1. A breakdown of seizures by local authority area or district (e.g. Newport, Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent, Monmouthshire, Torfaen), if available.

No information held, you may wish to contact Gwent Police directly to request the information using the following link: https://www.gwent.police.uk/rqo/request/ri/request-information/rip/request-information-police/

  1. If held, a summary of the types of vehicles seized (e.g. off-road motorcycles, e-bikes, quad bikes, scooters, etc.).

Please see the following press release from August 2023 Vehicles seized in off-road operation | Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner.  You may wish to contact Gwent Police directly to request more up to date information using the following link: https://www.gwent.police.uk/rqo/request/ri/request-information/rip/request-information-police/

 

The Freedom of Information Act is a public disclosure regime, not a private regime. Any information disclosed under the Act is thereafter deemed to be in the public domain, and therefore freely available to the general public and will be published on the OPCC website.

 

You have the right to appeal our decision if you think it is incorrect. Should you feel dissatisfied with this response or the way in which your request was handled, information on the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent FOI Appeals Procedure can be found on our website:

https://www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/transparency/know-your-rights/your-information-rights/freedom-of-information/appeals-process/

 

If you remain dissatisfied after an internal review decision, you have the right to apply to the Information Commissioner’s Office. The Commissioner is an independent regulator whose details can be found using the following link  https://ico.org.uk/

 

You can also write to the Information Commissioner’s Office at the following address:

Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF