Highlights
- Over 100 visits to custody suites by our volunteers, checking on the welfare of over 400 detainees
- Our Police Powers panel have had direct influence in changing training received by Humberside Officers
- We now have almost 70 volunteers across all our panels who give up their time to help our community
- New Panels and expansion of existing schemes in 2025, focusing on Domestic Abuse (DA), Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), as well as Animal Welfare
- Our DA & VAWG panel have seen an investigation re-opened for further questioning.
- Our Custody Panel influenced policy change regarding Appropriate Adults whilst in the Custody Suite
- We are the only OPCC to run an open Hate Crime Victim Survey to try and gauge how victims in our region are truly feeling
Read the latest blog from the Scrutiny Panels Manager here
Meeting Reports
Reports and action trackers across all our Scrutiny Panel Meetings can be found here
Read the full report from the May 2026 meeting here.
Annual Update
In 2025/26, our ICVs completed over 100 visits to the custody suites in Grimsby and Hull. During these visits, over 400 detainees of all ages and backgrounds were spoken with, ensuring they have been given their rights, entitlements and that they are being treated with dignity and respect. View our annual report here.
Quarterly Update
Between January to March 2026, our visitors completed 24 visits, speaking to 81 detainees about their welfare and care needs. In the previous quarter we achieved 26 visits, so it is great to see consistency in this area yet again. Part of our goals for this year was to ensure we once again complete over 100 visits in a financial year, and we are on target to achieve this.
Our latest ICV team meeting minutes and notes can be front here.
Read the full report from the May 2026 meeting here.
