If the police are called to someone in a care home displaying challenging behaviour, taken away unaccompanied by staff, locked up in a police cell overnight, interviewed without an appropriate adult.
The individual is autistic and vulnerable, but the police have not been informed of this by the home and proceed with the interview. The police notify the nearest living relative, who informs them that the person has autism. However, the police do not believe them and refuse to allow them to be the ‘appropriate adult.’
The duty solicitor is also unaware of the individual’s autism, as police have inaccurately stated the person has ‘multiple mental health issues,’ which is incorrect since autism is not a mental health issue.
It appears that they did not have an 'appropriate adult` present during the interview.
The solicitor answer to this was at least this person did not say anything at all during the interview, but he also was not informed that person autistic. When he was also offered proof by the nearest living relative, he told them never to call again and hung up.
Is this behaviour unacceptable, if so, what action, if any should be taken?