FOI 20839-25 - Release from custody policies

Request:

In Gloucestershire if a suspect is arrested on a Saturday evening and released the next day (26 miles away from their arrest location) they are given a public travel pass to get home. This is then taken away when they ask for a taxi to be called at the suspect's expense as they say it is the police being nice and not a legal requirement.

I would like to know what your Force's policy is in regard to suspect's getting home if they are 26 miles from the arrest location and it is a Sunday when public transport may be limited.

Response:

Northamptonshire Police does not have any release from custody policies that are based on the distance of the police station from the arrest location, for example 26 miles.

The release from custody policies of Northamptonshire Police are based on whether a detainee is a juvenile (or not) and whether the detainee is vulnerable (or not). Each detainee’s circumstances are assessed on an individual case by case basis.

For an adult detainee not classed as vulnerable, released on a Sunday, travel would be at the detainee’s own expense.