questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to custody sergeants on determining whether a neurodivergent detainee requires an appropriate adult.
answerText: The guidance provided to custody officers is set out in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) Code C and supporting College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice. This forms part of the wider framework on the safe detention and treatment...
heading: Police Custody: Neurodiversity