British Transport Police - Joint inspection of custody suites - 2020

Published on: 21 April 2020

Publication types: British Transport Police and Custody suites

Police Forces: British Transport Police

This report describes the findings following an inspection of British Transport Police custody facilities. The inspection was conducted jointly by HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) and HMICFRS between 6 and 16 January 2020, as part of our programme of inspections covering every police custody suite in England and Wales.

The inspection:

assessed the effectiveness of custody services and outcomes for detained people throughout the different stages of detention; and
examined the force’s approach to custody provision in relation to safe detention and the respectful treatment of detainees, with a particular focus on vulnerable people and children.

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British Transport Police – Joint inspection of custody suites 2020

We last inspected custody facilities in the British Transport Police in 2014.

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British Transport Police – Joint inspection of custody suites