Extract from Westminster Hall debate on Criminal Justice System: Adults with Autism - Jan 30
Wednesday, 31 January 2018 08:20
The Minister for Policing and the Fire Service (Mr Nick
Hurd):...The hon. Gentleman may be aware that liaison and diversion
schemes now operate in police stations and courts across some 80%
of England. Work continues on how best to ensure that appropriate
adults are available when required. A working group of the PACE
strategy board has been developing an approach to improving
provision throughout the country. That involved partnership work
between Police and Crime Commissioners and...Request free trial
The Minister for Policing and the Fire Service (Mr Nick
Hurd):...The hon. Gentleman may be aware that liaison and
diversion schemes now operate in police stations and courts across
some 80% of England. Work continues on how best to ensure that
appropriate adults are available when required. A working group of
the PACE strategy board has been developing an approach to
improving provision throughout the country. That involved
partnership work between Police
and Crime Commissioners and local authorities. The work
is expected to be completed and published soon...
...The hon. Gentleman mentioned that the family in his
constituency case were frustrated with the complaints procedure.
Let me say something briefly about that. If individuals are unhappy
about their treatment by the police, there are avenues of
complaint. Individuals may complain directly to the relevant police
force, or they can raise a matter with their local police and crime
commissioner. Complaints that include serious and sensitive matters
such as assault or serious corruption must be referred directly by
the police to the Independent Office for Police
Conduct. Police
and Crime Commissioners maintain an overview of
complaints about the police and they are democratically elected to
hold the chief constable to account for the performance of the
force, on behalf of the public...
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