appropriate management group within Kent Police 2.6 Lead responsibility for monitoring and reporting on the implementation of the requirements of the Protocol will be Kent Police and Specialist Services but the following will also Children’s be accountable for contributing to the annual reviews: the Head of Youth Justice, KCC the Central Referral Unit, KCC the Fostering Service, KCC the commissioners of services, KCC children’s the providers of the Appropriate Adult Service The Criminal Justice and Liaison Service (CJLaDS) – This is the all age service (Kent and Medway Partnership Trust) that provides support for those in Police Custody where screening processes have raised concerns about their emotional wellbeing. 3.0 Definition of of Custody ‘Transferred Out’ For the purposes of this Protocol a child or young person will be considered successfully transferred when moved from police custody to either of the following placements: Return to the family home Approved family member or approved family friend Foster placement Emergency foster placement Supported lodgings Other approved person 4.0 Children and Young People From Other Local Authorities 4.1 Children and young people from other Local Authority areas will comprise of two groups: children in care resident in a placement commissioned by the Local Authority with corporate parenting responsibility those who come into the county and are arrested for alleged offending while visiting but who have an address in another local authority area 4.2 In cases involving children and young people from either of the above groups the Custody Officer will: inform Kent and Medway Out of Hours (OOH) Kent OOH will advise the custody officer of the responsible Local Authority (LA) for that child and request a Detention Certificate Kent OOH will complete a ‘Child in Custody’ form and record appropriately The Custody Officer will inform the responsible LA of the young person’s detention in custody. Contact details are available from the Central Referral Unit / Out of Hours Service. (Telephone numbers and email addresses – Section 5.13). 5.0 Legal Context 5.1 Section 11 of the Children Act 2004 places a duty on agencies, including the Local Authority and the Police to make arrangements to ensure their functions are discharged with regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. This is further supported by the guidance included in Working Together to Safeguard Children (2015).
appropriate management group within Kent Police 2.6 Lead responsibility for monitoring and reporting on the implementation of the requirements of the Protocol will be Kent Police and Specialist Children’s Services but the following will also be accountable for contributing to the annual reviews: the Head of Youth Justice, KCC the Central Referral Unit, KCC the Fostering Service, KCC the commissioners of children’s services, KCC the providers of the Appropriate Adult Service The Criminal Justice and Liaison Service (CJLaDS) – This is the all age service (Kent and Medway Partnership Trust) that provides support for those in Police Custody where screening processes have raised concerns about their emotional wellbeing. 3.0 Definition of ‘Transferred Out’ of Custody For the purposes of this Protocol a child or young person will be considered successfully transferred when moved from police custody to either of the following placements: Return to the family home Approved family member or approved family friend Foster placement Emergency foster placement Supported lodgings Other approved person 4.0 Children and Young People From Other Local Authorities 4.1 Children and young people from other Local Authority areas will comprise of two groups: children in care resident in a placement commissioned by the Local Authority with corporate parenting responsibility those who come into the county and are arrested for alleged offending while visiting but who have an address in another local authority area 4.2 In cases involving children and young people from either of the above groups the Custody Officer will: inform Kent and Medway Out of Hours (OOH) Kent OOH will advise the custody officer of the responsible Local Authority (LA) for that child and request a Detention Certificate Kent OOH will complete a ‘Child in Custody’ form and record appropriately The Custody Officer will inform the responsible LA of the young person’s detention in custody. Contact details are available from the Central Referral Unit / Out of Hours Service. (Telephone numbers and email addresses – Section 5.13). 5.0 Legal Context 5.1 Section 11 of the Children Act 2004 places a duty on agencies, including the Local Authority and the Police to make arrangements to ensure their functions are discharged with regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. This is further supported by the guidance included in Working Together to Safeguard Children (2015).