Long-serving volunteer Independent Custody Visitors, Luciana Copping and Ian Stevenson, who have been checking on the welfare of people detained in custody, have attended their special retirement presentations.
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk (OPCCN) has been recognised nationally for the quality of its independent custody visiting scheme.
A volunteer who has spent more than two decades checking on the welfare of police detainees in Norfolk has received a special thank you for his dedication to the role.
As national Volunteers’ Week begins Norfolk’s Police and Crime Commissioner says a special thank you to the team whose job it is to check on the welfare of police detainees.
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk are currently looking for volunteers from across Norfolk to become Independent Custody Visitors.
As lockdown restrictions begin to lift around the country and people start to enjoy a taste of freedom, Norfolk residents are being asked to voluntarily spend more time locked up.
As COVID-19 restrictions begin to ease, volunteers who go into Norfolk’s police custody facilities to check on the welfare of those held there have restarted their visits.
Nearly 550 people detained by police in Norfolk’s custody facilities received a welfare check from community volunteers last year - according to a report published by the county’s PCC.
Volunteers who go into Norfolk’s police custody facilities to check on the welfare of those held there have done their first physical visits since they were put on hold due to COVID-19.
