The Office of the Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner has been recognised nationally for the outstanding quality of its independent custody visiting scheme.
Under this scheme, trained volunteers (Independent Custody Visitors or ICVs) make regular unannounced visits to police custody suites to check on the rights, entitlements, wellbeing and dignity of the detainees held there. Their findings are reported to the Police and Crime Commissioners and Police Authorities who hold Chief Constables to account.
The Independent Custody Visiting Association (ICVA) - the national membership organisation that supports, leads and represents these schemes - has developed a quality assurance framework to assess how well schemes comply with the code of practice that governs custody visiting.
This is the second time that schemes have been assessed under the framework and have been able to gain quality assurance awards to recognise the value of their work. Sussex’s ICV scheme was presented with a Platinum quality assurance award by ICVA on Wednesday 29 November, at a ceremony in Birmingham.
Негізгі бет Фильм және анимация Sussex wins national award for their Independent Custody Visitor scheme
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