Custody officer
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A custody officer is an
England and Wales
In
The custody officer must ensure that during the whole time the person is detained at the custody suite, police officers and police staff who deal with the detained person adhere to the PACE Codes of Practice regarding the rights and treatment of persons arrested.[1]
These Codes of Practice include various requirements regarding time limits and record keeping for certain procedures that may take place whilst the person is in custody and the custody officer is responsible for ensuring these too.[1]
Scotland
The custody sergeant (custody supervisor) is the authorising sergeant for the detention of the accused. Under section 7 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016, this is done by the authoriser doing what is called a "section 14 test". If both parts of this test are satisfactory being necessary proportionate and that the subject is sufficiently identified the detention will proceed. A person who has been detained or arrested is taken to the nearest custodial police station and the person is booked into custody, often by a member of police staff employed by Scottish police authority called a CJPCSO (Criminal Justice Police Custody and Security Officer) or a police constable or sergeant in smaller more rural custody centres ;
As the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 does not apply in Scotland, the care of people in custody is governed by different (but very similar) guidance under the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016
Notes
- ^ a b c North Yorkshire Police: Administration of Justice – Custody Suite Archived June 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine