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Independent Custody Visitor Scheme: Transfer from Home Affairs to Police Authority: Proposal

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A decision made 20 August 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2015-0058

Decision Summary Title :

Report to the States Assembly – transfer of responsibility for the ICV Scheme

Date of Decision Summary:

14 August 2015

Decision Summary Author:

 

Executive Officer

Home Affairs

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

n/a

Written Report

Title :

Report by the Minister for Home Affairs

Date of Written Report:

14 August 2015

Written Report Author:

Executive Officer

Home Affairs

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject: Report to the States Assembly.  Responsibility for the Independent Custody Visitor Scheme – transfer from the Home Affairs Department to the Police Authority.

Decision(s): The Minister decided to present a Report to the States Assembly concerning the transfer of responsibility for the Independent Custody Visitor Scheme from the Home Affairs Department to the Police Authority.

Reason(s) for Decision: It was the States Assembly that initially requested the former Minister for Home Affairs to establish the Independent Custody Visitor Scheme, so the Minister wants to notify States members of this transfer of responsibility.  Custody Visitor Schemes in the UK fall under the remit of the Police and Crime Commissioners (formerly the Police Authorities).  The Police Authority are happy to take over responsibility for the Independent Custody Visitors (ICVs) and all the ICVs have been notified.  The transfer of responsibility will not affect the day-to-day operation of the scheme.

Resource Implications: Nil, because the budgets for both the Police Authority and the ICVs fall under the Home Affairs revenue head of expenditure.

Action required: The Executive Officer, Home Affairs, to request the Greffier of the States to present the Report to the States for their information.

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister for Home Affairs

 

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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