The Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland hosted a roundtable event 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. The roundtable was chaired by the Authority’s Michelle Miller.
There was a wide range of civic and civil society partners. Participants included senior social workers from local authorities across the country, the Children and Young People's Commissioner, the Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice, Social Work Scotland, Who Cares Scotland, Barnardo’s, and the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit.
You can find the agenda, speakers, presentations, and a post-event blog from our Chair, Martyn Evans, in ‘Related Content’ below.
Meeting Live Stream
Live stream viewable here once meeting started
Opening Remarks from the Event Moderator
Michelle Miller, SPA Board Member and former Chief Social Work Officer
Welcome and Introduction
Martyn Evans, SPA Chair
Malcolm Graham, Deputy Chief Constable (DCC) Police Scotland
Keynote – Setting Out the Legal and Policy Landscape
Fiona Dyer, Director, Children and Young People’s Centre For Justice
Children in Custody – a Policing and Local Government Perspective
Gordon McCreadie, Divisional Commander, Criminal Justice Services Division, Police Scotland
Local Government Representative
Keynote – Perceptions and Lived Experience of Custody
James Docherty, Scottish Violence Reduction Unit
Case Study Table Top Exercise Outline
Michelle Miller, SPA Board Member and former Chief Social Work Officer
Case Study 1 Table Top Discussion
The Moderator will reveal additional aspects of the case study throughout, and
pose questions for consideration at each table.
Case Study 1 Plenary Session
The Moderator will lead a plenary discussion drawing contributions from the
floor, and from your panel of speakers
Case Study 2 Table Top Discussion
The Moderator will reveal additional aspects of the case study throughout, and
pose questions for consideration at each table.
Case Study 2 Plenary Session
The Moderator will lead a plenary discussion drawing contributions from the
floor, and from your panel of speakers.
Closing Remarks and Next Steps
Scott Ross, Head of Change and Operational Scrutiny, SPA
Gordon McCreadie, Divisional Commander, Criminal Justice Services Division, Police Scotland
