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.