Data/annual reports for use of appropriate adults in police interviews: FOI release

Information requested

Data and/or annual reports for the use of appropriate adults in police interviews.

Response

I arrach a copy of the information you requested which we hold. Please note that this includes data where we consider that information about the use of appropriate adults in police interviews is included in the generality of data which covers wider points (for example, figures which cover the use of appropriate adults in "multiple procedures"). This information comprises:

1. Extract from Scottish Appropriate Adult Service: Report of National Project Officer Rona Smith (June 2011)

2. Extract from draft submission on use of appropriate adults in police interviews (2015/16)

3. Extract table from Scottish Appropriate Adult Network (SAAN) Annual Report (2016-2017)

4. Extract table from SAAN Appropriate Adult Annual Report (2017-2018)

5. Extract from SAAN Appropriate Adult Annual Report (2018-2019)

6. Extract from email from Police Scotland to the Scottish Government at 11:08 on 09/04/2018

7. Extract from SAAN Appropriate Adult Annual Report (2019-2020)

Please note that we understand that Police Scotland may not have been involved in the production of the SAAN Appropriate Adults reports referred to above. The information contained in those reports about actions taken by Police Scotland should therefore be understood in that context.

However, you may wish to contact Police Scotland at foi@scotland.police.uk who may be able to help you further. This is because you have asked about information which relates to actions taken by that organisation, and so they may be better placed to assist you with your request. You may also wish to consider the information on the Police Scotland website about Freedom of Information requests.

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FOI 202200323110 - information to be released

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