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Police Custody

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues on the steps the police should take when someone who enters police custody is found to have had an acquired brain injury.

answeredHome Office

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Home Office
Tabled
5 Dec 2024
Target answer date
9 Dec 2024
Answer
11 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 5 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues on the steps the police should take when someone who enters police custody is found to have had an acquired brain injury.

  2. 9 Dec 2024

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  3. 11 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    Police custody officers should carry out an assessment of the risk and vulnerability of everyone in custody, on an individual basis. This assessment should take into account the person’s behaviour, any signs of illness or injury, their communication, incl...

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