Parents, carer, or guardian/s
The police must tell your parents, carer, or guardian/s if you have been arrested. They will ask for them to attend to support you. They will refer to your parents, carer, or guardian/s as acting as an ‘appropriate adult’.
In very exceptional circumstances, your parents, carer, or guardian/s may not be available and in this instance, Police will contact an independent service of trained individuals to come and stand in as your ‘appropriate adult’ and undertake the supportive role that a parent, carer, and/or guardian/s would usually do but on this occasion are unable too.
Your parents, carer, or guardian/s, (or in the exceptional circumstance of an appointed appropriate adult) will come to the station when you're being held in custody. They will be there specifically to support you and be present during questioning and searching.