We are Hiring!!!! ICVA Development Manager

Development Manager Permanent (full time) £40,000 p.a.  Around 1,300 volunteers across the UK make unannounced visits to police custody suites to provide a crucial safeguard for the rights and welfare of those held there. The Independent Custody Visiting Association (ICVA) is a national membership organisation which leads, supports and represents these volunteer custody visiting schemes. […]

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Menopause in Police Custody

Menopause in Police Custody: Progress in establishing a new referral pathway and sharing of good practice in NPM. The menopause is a natural, hormonal transition, and yet only now is the understanding of symptoms and impact of those symptoms beginning to be more widely understood and acknowledged in society, but what awareness and care is […]

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ICVA End of Year Blog

It has now been just over a year since I have been the CEO of ICVA, a good time to reflect on the year it has been for ICVA and independent custody visiting more widely I think, and my goodness it has been quite the year for us all! Firstly, I want to thank Natasha […]

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ICVA Chair Announcement

ICVA is delighted to announce that a new, permanent Chair has been appointed at the Board of Directors. Dame Anne Owers joins ICVA from her most recent tenure as the Chair of the Independent Monitoring Board. Dame Anne has an incredible career throughout the Criminal Justice System, most recently as the first non-executive National Chair […]

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Lux Lighting in Custody – An Impact Report

ICVA surveys schemes about important issues in custody visiting on a monthly basis. This month ICVA has focussed on measuring the impact that Sussex OPCC, with assistance from ICVA, along with the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) and College of Policing (CoP) have had in their work on lighting levels in custody. This report gives […]

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Anti-Rip Clothing – An Interim Evaluation of the Joint Pilot

ICVA is delighted today to release the interim evaluation into a joint pilot with Dyfed Powys Police and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Dyfed Powys. ICVA has undertaken a thematic review of the use of anti-rip clothing in police custody having noted the frequency with which it was reported as an […]

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Lead


ICV schemes prevent torture and ill treatment of detainees and deliver effective oversight of police custody in order to ensure a safe environment and deliver public reassurance.

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Support


ICVA’s suite of training materials equips ICVs with in-depth knowledge of latest best practices required to fulfil their role - from interpersonal communication skills to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE).

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Represent


ICVA represents ICVs in the NPM, alongside Independent Custody Visitors Scotland and the Northern Ireland Policing Board Independent Custody Visiting Scheme.

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