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As a charity delivering services across the South West, CCP prevents the causes, and reduces the effects, of homelessness, family breakdown and social isolation. Last year we supported 9,926 people ...
Appropriate Adult
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Summary
An Appropriate Adult's role is to support a child or vulnerable adult whilst they are detained in police custody and to ensure that their welfare needs are met.Detailed description
We provide Appropriate Adults to children (under 18) and vulnerable adults as part of a national scheme to help ensure that their welfare needs are being met whilst being held in police custody.
The experience is often stressful for children and adults who lack capacity or who are unable to understand what is happening. Appropriate Adults do not provide legal advice, but are a source of comfort and support to the individual whilst they are in custody, and during the police interviews.
The Appropriate Adult will ordinarily:
· observe whether the police are acting properly and fairly to respect their rights and entitlements, and inform an officer of the rank of inspector or above if they consider that they are not.
· assist them to communicate with the police whilst respecting their right to say nothing unless they want to as set out in the terms of the caution.
· help them to understand their rights and ensure that those rights are protected and respected.
This role would support those taken into the Gloucester custody suite in Quedgeley. Therefore, the ability to reach the custody suite within 30-45 minutes of a call-out being requested is essential. For that reason, access to your own transport or living very locally is normally required.
Volunteer shifts are on call on a rota basis, with Appropriate Adults putting forward their preferred availability accordingly.
Full training is provided.
Expenses are reimbursed.
What we will provide to volunteers
💸 Reimbursement of costsAbout CCP - Caring for Communities and People
• safe, stable accommodation to young people, children in care and vulnerable adults
• support to avoid someone losing their home
• family support to parents feeling overwhelmed
• social and friendship groups to avoid, or come out of, isolation.
• affordable food and other essentials through our Community Pantry
With a head office in Cheltenham, we currently employ 270 staff, backed up by a team of 65 volunteers, and deliver services and projects in Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, South Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Devon and Dorset.