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The National Appropriate Adult
Network (NAAN) is the national membership body supporting and
representing organisations delivering appropriate adult services in
England and Wales.
NAAN (a registered
charity) was founded in 2004, though the network had existed
informally for a number of years before that.
Young people under the age of 17 and
adults who are considered to be mentally vulnerable must have an
Appropriate
Adult with
them when they are detained in custody and interviewed by the
police. An appropriate adult can be a family member,
volunteer or social/health care professional. Increasingly
organised groups of trained volunteers carry out this crucial
role.
The National Appropriate Adult Network
brings together those involved in managing schemes of volunteers
or paid workers. NAAN gives advice, guidance and support
to all those involved in this important work, provides information
on training and standards, and works with Government and others on
policy and practice issues.
NAAN does not
supply appropriate adults directly. For information about what
services are delivered by our members in different parts of the
country, please see the NAAN Map.
For further
information about working or volunteering as an appropriate adult
please download the Information Sheets available on the
Volunteering Page of our website.
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