Children in Custody Briefing
This Briefing explains the issues surrounding children in custody in Scotland. It provides details about the circumstances that may lead to a child being brought into police custody, as well as the additional safeguards that exist for them.
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Places of Safety for Children in Conflict with the Law
The Authority and Police Scotland hosted a roundtable event, with a wide range of civic and civil society partners, to discuss how we can work together to reduce the number of children under 18 who are held in police custody cells as the only available place of safety.
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The Authority's position on children in custody
There was full agreement at our roundtable event on a single overriding message - holding our children in police custody cells is not an appropriate setting, and not in the interest of the child.
What is lacking is suitable and available alternatives.
Find out more about SPA Chair, Martyn Evans: Children in Police Custody