Charity Just for Kids Law, including the Children's Rights Alliance for England and the Youth Justice Legal Centre, has written an open letter to the government highlighting fears that arrests and overnight detention of vulnerable young people could leave them more susceptible to picking up the virus, also known as Covid-19.
Just for Kids Law chief executive Enver Solomon has asked the government to direct police forces to:
Solomon wrote: “Arrest should only be as an absolute last resort, in relation to only the most serious crimes and maintaining public order, in line with the government coronavirus action plan.
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