Question follow-through · 93
Police Custody: Neurodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to custody sergeants on determining whether a neurodivergent detainee requires an appropriate adult.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 13 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 18 May 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
13 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to custody sergeants on determining whether a neurodivergent detainee requires an appropriate adult.
18 May 2026
Target answer date
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18 May 2026
Answer published
The guidance provided to custody officers is set out in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) Code C and supporting College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice. This forms part of the wider framework on the safe detention and treatment...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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