Children in police cells – The unlawful practices

The illegal placing of children in police custody occurs regularly. It is unlawful.

The law states that “where a custody officer authorises an arrested juvenile to be kept in police detention the custody officer, unless he certifies it is impractical to do so, shall make arrangements for the arrested juvenile to be taken into care of the local authority”.

The local authority says as there are no resources available so often, that the custody officers do not even bother to ask.

Children are locked up over night or for weekends, in totally unsuitable surroundings which are traumatic for an adult, are triply more so traumatic and damaging for a child. There is no point in having legal safeguards for children if the money, is not there to see it through.

Need a family lawyer – Contact Hylton-Potts for honest, straight forward advice – we are on your side