Comment: custody and the pandemic

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Comment: custody and the pandemic

Custody work has become a major challenge both before and during the pandemic.

Date - 25th September 2020
By - Gary Mason

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The details of what happened inside the police custody centre in Croydon at two in the morning today have not emerged and we will leave that to the inquiry team who will leave no stone unturned. The question that is on most officers’ lips who...

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