Independent Custody Visitors
As part of its monitoring role the Police Authority operates an Independent Custody Visiting Scheme.
The purpose of the scheme is to enable members of the local community to observe, comment and report upon, the conditions under which persons are detained at police stations, and the operation in practice of the rules governing their welfare, with a view to securing greater public understanding of these matters.
These arrangements also provide an independent check on the way police officers carry out their duties with regard to detained persons. Under the scheme locally trained volunteers are appointed as independent custody visitors to one of the four independent custody visitor panels as listed below:
- Kidderminster and Redditch Panel
- Shropshire Panel
- Worcester Panel
- Herefordshire Panel
Downloads
Useful Links
To find out more about custody visiting click on the links below or click here for publications produced by the Independent Custody Visiting Association (ICVA) including ICVA Annual Report, Visiting Times, the Code of Practice on Independent Visiting and further information on What is an Independent Custody Visitor.
