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4
PART
REGISTERS
15. General provisions
a.
All arrests and detentions shall be recorded at the earliest possible time following arrest or detention
in an official register with sequentially numbered pages.
b.
Access to the register shall be provided to the arrested or detained person, his or her lawyer or other
legal service provider, family members, and any other authority or organisation with a mandate to visit
places of detention or to provide oversight on the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty.
16. Information to be recorded in arrest, custody and pre-trial detention registers
All registers shall contain the following information, as a minimum:
a.
The identity, age and address of the person, and the contact information of another person responsible
for the care or custody of the person, if applicable.
b.
The date, time and place that:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
the person was arrested or detained;
the person was notified of the reasons for arrest or detention;
a record of the arrest or detention was made in the register; and
notification of the arrest or detention to a third person of the arrested person’s choice took place.
c.
The identity of the officers involved in the arrest or detention.
d.
Observations on the state of the mental and physical health of the arrested or detained person
(including any visible physical injuries), and whether they requested or required medical assistance or
reasonable accommodation, with due respect for medical confidentiality.
e.
An itemised account of any personal items belonging to the detained person taken by the arresting
or detaining authority.