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This inspection, undertaken jointly by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) and Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS), aimed to assess the treatment of, and conditions for, individuals detained in the police custody centre at Falkirk Police Station.
The report provides an analysis of the quality of custody centre operations and the provision of healthcare services.
It outlines key findings identified during our inspection and while it makes no new recommendations to Police Scotland concerning custody operations, it highlights previous recommendations made in recent inspections of other custody centres across Scotland where the same issues were once again found to be evident.
The report also makes six recommendations concerning healthcare provision.
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Previous recommendations
The following provides an outline of recommendations that we have made in previous custody inspection reports, which continue to have equally significant relevance for Falkirk custody centre. These have been highlighted within this report where relevant.
Custody inspection report (Recommendation number) |
Recommendation date |
Paragraph reference |
|---|---|---|
24 October 2024 |
20, 32, 45 |
|
Fife (3) |
28 March 2024 |
28 |
08 November 2023 |
48 |
|
Greater Glasgow (1) |
06 March 2025 |
57 |
Greater Glasgow (2) |
06 March 2025 |
59 |
Greater Glasgow (3) |
06 March 2025 |
72 |
Ayrshire (1) |
30 May 2024 |
77 |
Ayrshire (2) |
30 May 2024 |
88 |
14 December 2021 |
94 |
|
Lanarkshire (3) |
20 April 2023 |
94 |
Tayside (3) |
20 July 2023 |
97 |
24 October 2024 |
104 |
|
08 November 2023 |
109 |