Report Summary
This report provides members of the Policing Performance Committee with an overview of Places of Safety for Children in Conflict with the Law – Post-Event Report.
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Meeting
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Policing Performance Committee - 15 June 2023
Date : 15 June 2023
Location : online
Background
The Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland have made public their view that police custody is not a suitable place of safety for children. As part of the regular Independent Custody Visiting Scheme reporting, the number of children taken into Police Scotland custody is regularly published, with 4,012 children held in custody from 1st April 2021 – 31st March 2022. This is a decrease from the 4,147 children and young people held in the 2020-21 reporting year.
In November 2022, the Authority and Police Scotland hosted the Places of Safety for Children in Conflict with the Law event to discuss the topic of children in police custody with key stakeholders.
