Written Question·Home Office·UIN 87163

Arrests and Police Custody: Vulnerable Adults

Tabled: 31 October 2025

Answered: 10 November 2025

Question

Dr Al Pinkerton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that vulnerable adults are appropriately safeguarded during (a) arrest and (b) detention procedures.

Answer

Sarah Jones

The Home Office sets the statutory framework for the treatment of vulnerable adults through the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) and its Codes of Practice.PACE Code C requires police to identify whether people brought into police custody are v...

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