Appropriate Adults — Written Question

Question

Jayne Kirkham

Labour (Co-op) — Truro and Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued guidance to the police on identifying whether someone they are interviewing has (a) autism spectrum disorder and (b) a learning difficulty and needs an appropriate ad

Answer

Sarah Jones

The Police And Criminal Evidence (PACE) Codes of Practice provide a definition of a vulnerable person. In summary, it includes adults who may have difficulty understanding the full implications of their arrest, detention, voluntary attendance for intervie...

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