30Support person

30 Support person

30 Support person

A person may be a support person for a detained person or protected suspect who is a vulnerable person for the purposes of this Division only if the first-mentioned person is aged 18 years or over and is—

(a) in the case of a detained person or protected suspect who is a child—

(i) a parent or guardian, or a person who has the lawful custody of the child, but not a parent of the child if the parent has neither guardianship nor custody of the child, or

(ii) a person who is responsible for the care of the child, or

(iii) an adult (other than a police officer) who has the consent of a person referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii) to be the support person for the child, or

(iv) if the child is aged 14 years or over—an adult (other than a police officer) who has the consent of the child to be the support person for the child, or

(v) a legal practitioner of the child’s own choosing, or

(b) in the case of a detained person or protected suspect who is not a child—

(i) a guardian or any other person who is responsible for the care of the detained person or protected suspect, or

(ii) a relative, friend or any other person (other than a police officer) who has the consent of the detained person or protected suspect to be the support person for the detained person or protected suspect, or

(iii) if none of the persons mentioned in subparagraph (i) or (ii) are applicable or readily available—a person (other than a police officer) who has expertise in dealing with vulnerable persons of the category, or a category, to which the detained person or protected suspect belongs.