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People with FASD can be classed as vulnerable within the criminal justice system.
National FASD has created a card that can be printed out and carried by people with FASD.
People with FASD should rehearse saying these words, “I am a vulnerable person, please let me show you my card.”
People with FASD may have difficulty understanding their legal rights but may deny this, instead saying that they do understand.
They should not be interviewed without an appropriate adult and solicitor who understand FASD.
The solicitor should arrange for assessments to be completed, in order to give a more accurate picture of their functional ability as IQ does not show this:
They will need and should ask for support from a ‘liaison and diversion practitioner’, who should be FASD-trained, who can help them through the system by arranging adjustments.
by Yvonne Garside
is an all-party law reform and human rights organisation working to strengthen the justice system – administrative, civil and criminal – in the United Kingdom.
challenges injustice, defends freedom and campaigns to make sure everyone in the UK is treated fairly.
defends the legal rights of people who cannot afford a lawyer.
matches members of the public who need free legal help with barristers who are willing to donate their time and expertise in deserving cases for those who are unable to obtain legal aid and cannot afford to pay.
established in response to the Keys to Life, (the 2013 Scottish Government strategy on improving the quality of life for people with learning disabilities.
The National Organisation for FASD, The Priory, High Street
Ware, Hertfordshire. SG12 9AL
England
Helpline: 0208 458 5951