I received some surprising and happy news yesterday evening: I have been nominated for the Social CEO awards.  Very exciting and really quite lovely, especially when I look […]

As I entered the custody block in North Wales, a detention officer ushered us into a side corridor for our own safety.  The PCC, Custody Inspector, ICVs, scheme […]

As I was walking through a freezing Sheffield street, guiding scheme managers through the city centre, I was worried.  In a departure from our normal scheme managers’ event […]

At ICVA, we write policy and training for Independent Custody Visitors, we assist with thematic work across this vital area of policing and also act, via our schemes […]