Widgit Custody Sheets

Anything that can be done to improve a young person's experience within a secure setting, a custody setting… is a beneficial piece of work in my view…it contributes not only to their welfare but to a fair and effective criminal justice system.

Manager Within the Criminal Justice System

It's far more accessible. It's been developed with autism in mind but diagrams, figures like this, that would be useful for unaccompanied asylum seekers for example who don't have a full understanding of English, people with general learning difficulties. It's got the potential to be invaluable in all sorts of different areas.

Manager Within the Criminal Justice System

It's not a bombardment, it's those basics that are key to that young person when they are in custody…letting them know where they stand, what they should do and what to expect rather than loads of confusing jargon

Youth Offending Team Support Worker

I think it's good because you feel like you've got a lot less to read when you're handed this [the Widgit Symbol leaflet], extremely light compared to this [the Home Office Easy Read version].

Yound Person with ASD

Whatever we can have to spot those risks and deal with them at the earliest possible stage, particularly people who are vulnerable … age, illness, learning abilities, health.

Custody personnel

This could go all the way through from the police station, through the magistrates court, potentially probation, witness services…to explain the different steps at each different kind of stage may be even to defence solicitors and prosecution who deal with witnesses.

Manager within the Criminal Justice System