I had the pleasure of spending the past two days at the NPCC Criminal Justice Conference, a superb event that challenged us all to increase confidence in the […]

Having been Surrey’s Independent Custody Visiting (ICV) Scheme Manager for the last three years, one thing I have discovered is that this job is always varied, always interesting […]

COVID19 has changed the way the world works, police custody is no different to this.  A detainee who is arrested today will go into a custody suite with […]

Police and Crime Commissioners bring local accountability and governance for policing in England and Wales.  Amongst their responsibilities, PCCs have a statutory duty to provide an independent custody […]