United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 69786
Police Custody: Children
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24 October 2022
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28 October 2022 · Answer
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28 October 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to introduce a requirement for police forces to collect data on the number of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children detained in police custody.
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24 October 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to introduce a requirement for police forces to collect data on the number of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children detained in police custody.
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28 October 2022
Answer
Children should only be detained in police custody when absolutely necessary. It is extremely positive that the number of children in police custody has decreased significantly over the last 10 years. However, sometimes it is operationally necessary to de...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-10-24/69786
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1535546
- uk · wq-1535546 · source updated 28 October 2022