i. Service Custody Facilities are licensed by the Inspector of Service Custody Premises (IoSCP) to confine detainees.

ii. We define a child as a person under the age of 18 years, in line with the Children Act 1989.

iii. Safeguarding duties apply to vulnerable adults at risk who:

• have needs for care and support (whether or not the local authority is meeting any of those needs
• are experiencing, or are at risk of, abuse or neglect
• as a result of those care and support needs are unable to protect themselves from either the risk of, or the experience of, abuse and neglect (Care Act 2014).

iv. Dependants refers to a person who relies on another, especially a family member, for financial support.

v. An officer, appropriately delegated by the commanding officer, can in their absence authorise detention up to 48 hours from the time of arrest and that time may be extended to up to 96 hours if a judge advocate decides this is necessary.