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26/02/2013
Legal Challenge For Rights Of 17-Year-Olds In Police Custody
The way 17-year-olds in England and Wales are treated after being arrested and taken into police custody could change following a legal challenge.
Currently they are classed as adults, which means they do not automatically receive the guidance of an adult to help them through the legal process.
It is the only time 17-year-olds are treated as adults - not children - is when they are arrested, detained and interviewed in police custody.
They frequently will not be allowed to have an appropriate adult - normally a parent, guardian or social worker - informed of their arrest and permitted to attend the police station.
The High Court challenge involves a 17-year-old who was held at a London police station overnight on suspicion of robbery.
He was not allowed to call his mother to explain where he was or ask her to come to the police station.
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Currently they are classed as adults, which means they do not automatically receive the guidance of an adult to help them through the legal process.
It is the only time 17-year-olds are treated as adults - not children - is when they are arrested, detained and interviewed in police custody.
They frequently will not be allowed to have an appropriate adult - normally a parent, guardian or social worker - informed of their arrest and permitted to attend the police station.
The High Court challenge involves a 17-year-old who was held at a London police station overnight on suspicion of robbery.
He was not allowed to call his mother to explain where he was or ask her to come to the police station.
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