Custody Inspection Report - Greater Glasgow

Recommendation 1

Police Scotland should examine the staffing levels at the custody centres in Glasgow and make arrangements to ensure that appropriate staff resource is in place to maintain safe and effective custody centre operations.

Recommendation 2

Police Scotland should ensure that an appropriate level of management presence is maintained at custody centres in order to improve the quality and consistency of operational practice and to ensure compliance with approved protocols and standards.

Recommendation 3

Police Scotland should ensure that custody decisions regarding children detained in custody are subject to robust management oversight and are recorded appropriately.

Recommendation 4

Police Scotland should ensure that ligature cutters are stored in a prominent place that is known to all custody staff and that can be accessed swiftly.

Recommendation 5

Glasgow City HSCP should ensure that expiry dates on all equipment at the custody centres are checked to ensure that equipment is within date and ready for use.

Recommendation 6

Glasgow City HSCP should provide custody and healthcare staff with clarity on its position and practice expectations regarding the assessment of detainees with not officially accused status.