The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 6th September 2026

Independent Custody Visiting Association

Registered charity 1219027 Registered since 2026

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Jersey

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

10 trustees on the board

4.8y median 5y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

10.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

Portfolio (2)

10
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 8Education/training 2Disability 1Economic/community Development/employment 1General Charitable Purposes 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Other services 14Education 3Professional services 3

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  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Contact

Websitewww.icva.org.uk
Emailinfo@icva.org.uk
Phone00000000000
AddressC/O EDWARDS & KEEPING, UNITY CHAMBERS, 34 HIGH EAST STREET, DORCHESTER, DT1 1HA

Finances

No annual return history.

What it does

What

Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, IN EACH CASE ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG PERSONS WHO ARE HELD IN CUSTODY, AS SET OUT IN THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE, THE UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD AND UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE. ICVA WILL ACHIEVE THIS BY ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:• PROVIDING EDUCATION, INFORMATION, GUIDANCE AND TRAINING TO POLICE INDEPENDENT CUSTODY VISITING SCHEMES AND VOLUNTEERS ON BEST PRACTICE, LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND ETHICAL STANDARDS RELATING TO POLICE CUSTODY AND DETENTION.• DEVELOPING AND SUPPORTING THE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE PROVISION OF INDEPENDENT CUSTODY VISITING AND PROMOTING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF ITS ROLE AND VALUE.• EVALUATING AND REPORTING ON THE TREATMENT OF PERSONS HELD IN POLICE CUSTODY AND ON CONDITIONS WITHIN POLICE CUSTODY FACILITIES, INCLUDING COMPLIANCE WITH HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS AND OTHER LEGISLATION, SUCH AS, THE POLICE AND CRIMINAL EVIDENCE ACT 1984 (PACE) ITS CODES OF PRACTICE AND OTHER RELEVANT LEGISLATION.• CONDUCTING, COMMISSIONING AND DISSEMINATING RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS INTO HUMAN RIGHTS, LEGAL SAFEGUARDS AND CUSTODIAL PRACTICES IN POLICE CUSTODY.• PROVIDING INFORMED ADVICE AND GUIDANCE TO GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES ON LEGAL, POLICY AND HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS RELATING TO POLICE CUSTODY.• CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LAW, POLICY AND PRACTICE RELATING TO POLICE CUSTODY, AND PROMOTING LAWFUL, ETHICAL AND RIGHTS-COMPLIANT CONDUCT BY ORGANISATIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CARE AND WELFARE OF PERSONS DETAINED IN CUSTODY.• RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES AFFECTING PERSONS IN POLICE CUSTODY, AND PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE, BOTH WITHIN THE UK AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, INTERNATIONALLY.TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE SATISFIED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY TO AN EXTENT JUSTIFIED BY THE RESOURCES COMMITTED AND THE ACTIVITY IS NOT THE DOMINANT MEANS BY WHICH THE CHARITY CARRIES OUT ITS OBJECTS.THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN MATTERS AND ISSUES CONCERNING THE RIGHTS, ENTITLEMENTS, HEALTH AND WELLBEING, AND THE CONDITIONS OF FACILITIES, OF PERSONS WHO ARE HELD IN CUSTODY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30 JUL 2024

Trustees (10)

10trustees
46median age
1aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Independent Custody Visiting Association · 08632556 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 31/07/2013

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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