Home Office under fire for 'short-sighted' custody plans

Neil Puffett
Thursday, September 19, 2013

Campaigners have criticised the Home Office after it emerged that 17-year-olds will not receive the same rights as other children held in police custody despite a High Court ruling.

There will be no requirement for parental permission for intimate searches to be carried out on 17-year-olds in custody. Image: NTI
There will be no requirement for parental permission for intimate searches to be carried out on 17-year-olds in custody. Image: NTI

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