Martin Jamieson

a) that all personnel, both police officers and civilian staff, involved in the initial processing of a person in custody must ensure that all relevant information about the person is communicated to the Custody Officer; b) that Custody Officers must ensure that during initial processing they undertake a risk assessment of the person based on all relevant information provided to them and their own observations of the person, all in accordance with Force Procedures; c) that consideration should be given by Strathclyde Police to the ‘mentoring’ of new or relief Custody Officers by more experienced colleagues; d) that consideration should be given by Strathclyde Police to the holding, at an appropriate time, of a review of the circumstances of such an event with all staff involved to ascertain if there are lessons to be learned for the future.