The report, by a collaboration of inspectorates including HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and HM Inspectorate of Probation, found that too many children and young people continue to be held in police stations while waiting to appear in court after being charged.
The findings come after prison campaign group The Howard League for Penal Reform earlier this week called for the end of overnight detention in police custody of children under the age of 14.
Who’s Looking Out for the Children? looked at local authority provision of appropriate adults for children in custody and accommodation in local authorities.
It found that with the exception of one area, the flow of information between youth offending teams (YOTs) and appropriate adults was ineffective, with appropriate adults frequently lacking knowledge about the child or young person, hindering their efforts to provide support.
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