09/08/2021
What happens when you are ?
📌 The Police and Criminal Evidence act (PACE) states that the Custody Sergeant is legally responsible for the detention of detained persons. When arriving at the police custody desk the detainee is presented by the arresting officer. After the Custody has authorised detention, a is responsible for booking them in. They run through their , give them their rights and entitlements and runs through a risk assessment.
📌 The is asked a number of questions ranging from name, address & employment to illness & injury, medication, religious needs, drug & alcohol dependencies and mental health. They also ask questions like, when did you last eat? Do you need to see an interpreter? Do you have any caring issues at home. This all helps to shape an individual care plan for the detainee which is followed whilst they are in the care of the Custody team.
📌 After a person is booked in, a second Detention Officer is responsible for processing them. This includes taking , fingerprints, photographs and descriptive details. Photos aren’t taken of people’s , but the type and design of any tattoos are recorded on the descriptive form that gets completed along with the finger prints and custody photo. One of the jobs of the Detention Officers is to carry out regular cell checks. Reviews are carried out by the or Custody Sergeant no later than 6 hours for the first review and then no later than every 9 hours. after that.
📌 When someone is booked into custody all their personal possessions, valuables and anything that could potentially be used to harm themselves with are removed and given back to them when they leave.
📌 Visitors aren’t the norm in custody, but if a person is detained over a weekend for court or awaiting transport to then would try best to facilitate this in the visitor’s room which is designed to separate detainees and visitors with Perspex window.
