Polisen gjorde ansvarig för vården av fångar

ursprungligen av: Den oberoende
publicerade: 17 Augusti 2012

Poliser delegerar uppgifter till privat kontraktsanställda i häkten sviterna kommer att hållas ytterst ansvarig för standarden på vård och behandling som ges till fångar, according to new government rules.

Custody sergeants must also be satisfied that those carrying out police tasks, such as monitoring someone’s well-being, are suitable, trained and competent to do so.

The major changes to the Police and Evidence (PACE) codes come four years after the case of Gary Reynolds, who fell into a coma while in the custody of Sussex Police. Mr Reynolds suffered a serious head injury during the arrest but had been identified as drunk, and therefore not checked regularly or roused.

He was found unconscious in his cell hours after the arrest – in a custody suite run by the private company Reliance Security – and left severely paralysed.

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Postad av Alison Leslie på 20/08/2012. Filed under Breaking News & Digest,Mänskliga rättigheter,Policy & Reform. Du kan följa svar på detta inlägg via RSS 2.0. Du kan lämna ett svar eller trackback till denna post