Advising at the Police Station: Rights and Detention — SQE1 FLK2 Criminal Law and Practice

A custody officer tells your client he cannot see a solicitor until after the first interview and will have to pay for one, and both of those statements are wrong.
Practise this topic with exam-style questions: sqe1prep.co.uk/sqe1/criminal-law?utm_source=po…
In this episode:
• Legal advice is free, private, and available at any time
• Only a superintendent may delay it, and never beyond 36 hours
• The detention clock runs from the relevant time, not from arrest
• First review within six hours, then every nine
• Any reason to suspect vulnerability means an appropriate adult
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