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Custody Visiting in the New Policing Landscape. Andrew Alexander Police Powers & Protection Unit. Contents. Why Custody Visiting Matters Increasing Accountability Reducing Bureaucracy The PACE Review Improving Efficiency and Effectiveness Custody Visiting – The Future Raising Standards
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Custody Visiting in the New Policing Landscape Andrew Alexander Police Powers & Protection Unit
Contents • Why Custody Visiting Matters • Increasing Accountability • Reducing Bureaucracy • The PACE Review • Improving Efficiency and Effectiveness • Custody Visiting – The Future • Raising Standards • Maintaining Standards in a Difficult Climate
Why Custody Visiting Matters • Increasing Accountability • Community Oversight of police custody • Relationship with Police and Crime Commissioners • More detail soon – hopefully later this month • National Preventative Mechanism • Reducing Bureaucracy • Report Forms • Standardisation • Easy to use • Custody Checkers not Box Tickers
The PACE Review • Formal PACE Review Process ended March 2010 • Published Report on Home Office Website • Working to progress recommendations as finances and Parliamentary time permit • Improving Efficiency and Effectiveness • Always looking for ‘better’ ways of doing things • Please send suggestions to pacereview@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
Custody Visiting – The Future • Raising Standards • We know PACE compliance is generally good • HMIC/HMIP published their ‘Expectations’ in January • Look around those expectations • Maintaining Standards in a Difficult Climate • As budgets are squeezed, there will be pressure to cut corners • Pressure on the Police and on ICVs • You have a key role in ensuring detainee welfare is not compromised