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183CD: After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause— “Early intervention and screening at first contact with the justice system(1) Within two years of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must publish a strategy to protect and promote the wellbeing of children in police custody.(2) The strategy must set out—(a) steps which should be taken to ensure that all children taken into police custody are screened for SEND and neurodivergence using a nationally approved methodology,(b) the accredited training police officers and legal representatives of the children must complete to support the child’s wellbeing and to aid recognition of SEND and neurodivergence,(c) mandatory access to sources of wellbeing support during any police interview, and(d) minimum standards for the treatment and conditions of children detained in police custody.”