Northern Ireland came under the statutory remit of the Independent
Custody Visiting Scheme from May 2016. Custody visitors found that
those held in police custody often had complex health needs. As a
result, the Policing Board’s Independent Human Rights Advisor made
a recommendation in the Human Rights Annual Report 2014 which
required PSNI to report to the Board’s Performance Committee on the
progress of its review of healthcare within custody suites, which led to
the provision of new specialist staff and other plans for improvement.
Month of correction: January 2017
January 2017