Custody and Detention Scrutiny Panel
A Custody Detention Scrutiny Panel (CDSP) is made up of a group of local people selected from across the policing area, to represent the local communities in conversations with police officers and staff actively involved in the detention and custody environments. The primary objective of a Police Detention Scrutiny Panel is to independently assess and report on detention and custody processes; review and advise on matters of disproportionality; and create an annual report for the public.
The meeting Terms of Reference can be viewed here.
Below are the meeting notes for Kent's Custody and Detention Scrutiny Panel.
Below are the meeting notes for the inaugural Custody and Detention Scrutiny Panel meeting that took place on 28th April 2026:
Previous January 2026 CDSP Minutes
ICV Q4 January-March 2026 Quarterly Report
Thematic Review- Detention of Children from an Ethnic Minority Background
Below are the meeting notes for the inaugural Custody and Detention Scrutiny Panel meeting that took place on 19th January 2025:
ICV Q3 October-December 2025 Quarterly Report
Below are the meeting notes for the inaugural Custody and Detention Scrutiny Panel meeting that took place on 14th October 2025:
ICV Q2 July-September 2025 Quarterly Report
Updated 08.08.25 Report Action Plan
Below are the meeting notes for the inaugural Custody and Detention Scrutiny Panel meeting that took place on 15th July2025:
Below are the meeting notes for the inaugural Custody and Detention Scrutiny Panel meeting that took place on 29th April 2025:
Below are the meeting notes for the inaugural Custody and Detention Scrutiny Panel meeting that took place on 28th January 2025:
Below are the meeting notes for the inaugural Custody and Detention Scrutiny Panel meeting that took place on Tuesday 15th October 2024:
Below are the meeting notes for the inaugural Custody and Detention Scrutiny Panel meeting that took place on 17th July 2024:
Below are the meeting notes for the inaugural Custody and Detention Scrutiny Panel meeting that took place on 9th April 2024:
ICV Q4 Jan-Mar Quarterly Report
Below are the meeting notes for the inaugural Custody and Detention Scrutiny Panel meeting that took place on Tuesday 23rd January 2024:
Below are the meeting notes for the inaugural Custody and Detention Scrutiny Panel meeting that took place on September 19th 2023:
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