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<p>The Government is committed to ensuring that young people are protected and treated
appropriately while in police custody. This is why in January last year, the Home
Secretary commissioned a multi-agency Working Group on Section 38(6) of the Police
and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, which concerns the transfer of children from police
custody to local authority care when charged and denied bail. The purpose of the group
is to better understand the problems with the operation of the law and to develop
solutions to enable forces and local authorities to meet their respective statutory
responsibilities. The group is currently finalising a package of measures and will
present these to the Home Secretary once the work is complete.</p>
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