A joint HM Inspectorate of Prisons and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary report found that the specific needs of juveniles, as well as women and those with disabilities, were not being met.
While all detainees were treated politely and professionally teenagers were too frequently treated like adults.
One of the main concerns was that young people aged 17 were not given access to an appropriate adult. Although it is only a legal requirement to provide such access to those aged 16 or under the report stresses that it is good practice to offer this service to all juveniles in custody.
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