Independent Custody Visitors
Ensuring detained people's welfare
Surrey's Independent Custody Visitors Scheme
Independent Custody Visiting was introduced in England as a result of the recommendations from the Scarman Report into the 1981 Brixton riots. The scheme is designed to ensure a greater understanding of, and confidence in the processes and rules governing a detained person’s welfare. It also offers an extra level of mutual protection to both detained persons and police custody staff by providing independent scrutiny of the treatment of detained persons and the conditions in which they are held.
Volunteer Demographics
Total Hours Volunteered
Number & Type of Visits During 2023/24
Additional Data
| Data for Period: 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 | Overall | Guildford | Salfords | Staines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visits Undertaken to Date | 153 | 51 | 48 | 54 |
| Regular Visits | 123 | 39 | 40 | 44 |
| OOH Visits | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
| Hours spent custody visiting | 281:15:00 | 105:10:00 | 103:36:00 | 72:29:00 |
| Number of detainees during ICV visits | 1120 | 410 | 382 | 328 |
| Number interviewed by an ICV | 389 | 127 | 128 | 134 |
| Number of DPs refusing both interview and record check | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Number where interview wasn't possible* | 401 | 114 | 134 | 153 |
| Number of records checked where DP wasn't interviewed | 414 | 120 | 136 | 158 |
| Number of detainees receiving a welfare check by an ICV (records or interview) | 803 | 247 | 264 | 292 |
| Number of detainee not selected for dip sampling | 309 | 162 | 112 | 35 |
| Number of Females in custody | 195 | 64 | 60 | 71 |
| Number of CYPs | 49 | 20 | 14 | 15 |
| Visits with no issues witnessed whilst in custody | 100 | 32 | 26 | 42 |
| Visits with all issues or concerns resolved whilst ICVs in custody. | 43 | 16 | 19 | 8 |
| Visits with ICV Scheme Manager follow up requested | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Visits where serious issue or concern remains - Escalated to an Inspector during visit & formal written report into issue required | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |