Police Stations
Legislation
Section 38(4)(a) Crime and Disorder Act 1998 – provision of appropriate adults
Section 37(15) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 – definition of ‘arrested juvenile’ [Note: this has been amended by Section 42 Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 to include any person under the age of 18, see our legal update here].
Paragraph 1E, Code C, Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 – legal privilege
Section 38(6) of the Police and Criminal Evidence (PACE) Act 1984 – transfer to local authority accommodation [Note: the duty to transfer children to local authority accommodation has been amended to include any person under the age of 18, see our legal update here].
Case law
R (HC) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] EWHC 982 (Admin) (paragraph 47) – treatment of 17 year-olds at police stations [Note: since this case the definition of ‘arrested juvenile’ has been amended to include 17 year-olds]
Guidance
Detention and custody: Children and young personCollege of Policing, July 2015
Home Office Counting Rules For Recorded Crime, April 2015
National Appropriate Adult Network: Guidance for appropriate adults