Police support services
Our services include the provision of detention officers whose duties are to assist the police custody officer in the secure detention, care and welfare of detained persons. We help police officers comply with the provisions of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and the associated codes of practice whilst also performing administrative tasks associated with custody of detained persons. Our training schedules and management of staff are all cognisant of the ACPO Safer Detention and Handling of Persons in Police Custody doctrine.
We currently manage police custody suites for a number of Police Authorities that include Lancashire, Staffordshire and South Wales.
Our range of services to support front line policing includes:
- Transport of detained people from point of arrest to designated custody facilities
- Maintenance of custody suites
- Operation of custody suites
- Searching, fingerprinting and photographing detained people
- Managing visual identification of suspects
- Statutory drug testing of arrested persons
- Administrative tasks associated with custody and the criminal justice process
- Statement taking and case preparation
- Reception duties at custody suites
- Forensic sampling management within custody
- Supporting the management of bail returnees
- Operating phase 2 Livescan finger printing procedures.
Policing solutions
