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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to To make it Statutory that all those with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder coming through our Criminal Justice System are registered. More details
Submitted by Margaret Alsop of Dorset ADHD Support Group – Deadline to sign up by: 23 October 2009 – Signatures: 11
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It is required that government make it Statutory, that the Youth Justice Board, Youth Offending Teams, Probation and Prison Services and that of other bodies/organisations involved in the Criminal Justice System use the appropriate Mental Health screening tools and that those who have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. (ADHD) or an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is registered so that such figures are obtained in which to provide evidence on numbers of this group coming through the Criminal Justice System. That timely treatment, interventions and education are implemented for those with ADHD/ASD who for whatever reason enter our criminal justice system and provided the appropriate support to that of their needs upon release from any penal establishment.
