AMENDMENT TO STANDING ORDER (GENERAL) 349

MEDICAL TREATMENT AND HOSPITALIZATION OF A PERSON IN CUSTODY

2. Medical treatment of a person in custody upon arrest

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(5)	(a)	If the arrested person is a child (a person below the age of 18 years) and the member observes or receives a complaint that the child has sustained any injury or suffered severe psychological trauma during the arrest or while in police custody, the member must take the child for immediate and appropriate medical treatment.

(b) Upon his or her arrival at the police station, the member must complete Part AA@ of the Written Report on injury sustained or severe trauma suffered by child (SAPS 583(f)) recording the nature of the injuries sustained or severe psychological trauma suffered by the child and the steps taken to treat the child.

(c) The community service centre commander must immediately hand over the Written Report on injury sustained or severe

trauma suffered by child (SAPS 583(f)), together with a copy of the medical report, if applicable, to the station commander or, if the station commander is not immediately available, ensure that the Written Report on injury sustained or severe trauma suffered by child (SAPS 583(f)) reaches the station commander immediately when he or she becomes available.

(d) The station commander must C

(i) speak to the child, if the child is still in police custody, or, if not, in another way, satisfy himself or herself that the child has received sufficient and proper treatment for the injuries sustained or severe psychological trauma suffered by him or her;

(ii) complete Part AB@ of the Written Report on injury sustained or severe trauma suffered by child (SAPS 583(f)) and ensure that a copy of the Report is filed, together with a copy of the medical report, if applicable, under AB@ in the docket; and

(iii) submit the Report, together with a copy of the medical report, if applicable, to the Provincial Commissioner concerned.

(e) The Provincial Commissioner concerned, must consider the Written Report and the medical report, if applicable, and, if he or she is satisfied that C

(i)	further steps are necessary, issue the necessary instructions to the station commander on further steps to betaken; and

(ii) no further steps are necessary, submit a copy of the Written Report, together with a copy of the medical report, if applicable, to the Divisional Commissioner: Visible Policing.

3. Obtaining medical treatment for a person in custody during detention at a police station

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(4)	(a)	If the person in custody is a child (a person below the age of 18 years) and the community service centre commander observes or receives a complaint that the child has sustained any injury or suffered severe psychological trauma during the arrest or while in police custody, the community service centre commander must ensure that the child is taken for immediate and appropriate medical treatment.

(b) The community service centre commander must complete Part AA@ of the Written Report on injury sustained or severe trauma suffered by child (SAPS 583(f)) recording the nature of the injuries sustained or severe psychological trauma suffered by the child and the steps taken to treat the child.

(c) The community service centre commander must immediately hand over the Written Report on injury sustained or severe trauma suffered by child (SAPS 583(f)), together with a copy of the medical report, if applicable, to the station commander or, if the station commander is not immediately available, ensure that the Written Report on injury sustained or severe trauma suffered by child (SAPS 583(f)) reaches the station commander immediately when he or she becomes available.

(d) The station commander must C
(i) speak to the child, if the child is still in police custody, or, if not, in another way, satisfy himself or herself that the child has received sufficient and proper treatment for the injuries sustained or severe psychological trauma suffered by him or her;

(ii) complete Part AB@ of the Written Report on injury sustained or severe trauma suffered by child (SAPS 583(f)) and ensure that a copy of the Report, together with a copy of the medical report, if applicable, is filed under AB@ in the docket; and

(iii) submit the Written Report, together with a copy of the medical report, if applicable, to the Provincial Commissioner concerned.

(e) The Provincial Commissioner concerned must consider the Written Report and the medical report, if applicable, and, if he or she is satisfied that C

(i) further steps are necessary, issue the necessary instructions to the station commander on further steps to be taken; and

(ii) no further steps are necessary, submit a copy of the Written Report, together with a copy of the medical report, if applicable, to the Divisional Commissioner: Visible Policing. .