Written Question·Home Office·UIN 18126
Police Custody
Tabled: 5 December 2024
Answered: 11 December 2024
Question
Andy McDonald
Labour — Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
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.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonPolice 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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