Tender: Appropriate Adult Service for Children and Young People – Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

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Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is seeking a supplier for an Appropriate Adult Service to support Children and Young People who come into contact with police custody. The service will underpin the Youth Justice Service strategy to minimise children and young people’s contact with police custody and the secure custodial estate, safeguard their rights and welfare throughout the criminal justice process, and help reduce first-time entrants by ensuring suitable and appropriate legal advice while in police custody. The provider must deliver an AA service that meets National Appropriate Adult Network (NAAN) National Standards with appropriately trained, supported and regularly supervised staff; provide cover at the Blackburn with Darwen custody suite where parents or carers are unable to attend and, where practical, for Blackburn with Darwen Looked After Children placed out of area; promote the service and offer guidance for parents and carers acting as Appropriate Adults; work in partnership with the Youth Justice Service, police and Liaison and Diversion service to share information and developments; and identify Looked After Children and follow local protocols for Children in Our Care (CIOC) who are arrested.