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- | Safe movement of detainees | + | ====== Movement of detainees ====== |
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+ | ===== PER Form ===== | ||
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+ | //Custody staff must complete a **Person Escort Record (PER) form**// and ensure the form accompanies a detainee who is being transferred from a custody suite. This includes transfer to: | ||
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+ | court | ||
+ | hospital | ||
+ | any other police station (in any force area) | ||
+ | prison | ||
+ | PECS contractor | ||
+ | military police | ||
+ | UK Immigration and Visas or agent | ||
+ | Border Force or agent. | ||
+ | The PER form must be signed by the custody officer responsible for transferring the detainee. When using other means of transport including aircraft, trains, boats or other public transport, control measures must be sufficient to protect the public from harm, ensure the safety of the detainee and comply with individual carriers’ own requirements. | ||
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Officers responsible for any movement of a detainee should be fully briefed on any heightened risk or increased vulnerabilities that have been identified for that detainee prior to departure. There must be constant supervision and monitoring if officers and staff have any concerns relating to the detainee’s physical or mental health, including where the detainee: | Officers responsible for any movement of a detainee should be fully briefed on any heightened risk or increased vulnerabilities that have been identified for that detainee prior to departure. There must be constant supervision and monitoring if officers and staff have any concerns relating to the detainee’s physical or mental health, including where the detainee: | ||
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The NHS Ambulance Service Protocol requires ambulances services across the country to transport all Mental Health Act section 136 detainees unless the individual is so violent that it is unsafe to do so. Where this is the case, the ambulance should accompany the police vehicle with a member of ambulance staff travelling in the police vehicle. | The NHS Ambulance Service Protocol requires ambulances services across the country to transport all Mental Health Act section 136 detainees unless the individual is so violent that it is unsafe to do so. Where this is the case, the ambulance should accompany the police vehicle with a member of ambulance staff travelling in the police vehicle. | ||
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- | Transfer of the PER form | ||
- | Custody staff must complete a person escort record (PER) form and ensure the form accompanies a detainee who is being transferred from a custody suite. This includes transfer to: | ||
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- | court | ||
- | hospital | ||
- | any other police station (in any force area) | ||
- | prison | ||
- | PECS contractor | ||
- | military police | ||
- | UK Immigration and Visas or agent | ||
- | Border Force or agent. | ||
- | The PER form must be signed by the custody officer responsible for transferring the detainee. When using other means of transport including aircraft, trains, boats or other public transport, control measures must be sufficient to protect the public from harm, ensure the safety of the detainee and comply with individual carriers’ own requirements. | ||