Police Station Representation

It is always in your interest to be represented at the police station.

Most London custody suites are within 45 mins of our central London office and therefore we can be with you within 45 mins, if not sooner, of the interviewing officer informing us that they are ready to interview you.

The outcome of the investigation and whether or not the matter proceeds to court is often determined in the earliest stages of the investigation and how your interview is handled. For this reason, the interview under caution is arguably the most critical point in your case, on which the entire case may turn, even if it does proceed to court. This is an area of specialisation at Abraham White Law.

If you are contacted by the police and invited to attend a police station for interview, call us immediately.

It is always better to attend a police station with your solicitor, by appointment. Arrest and detention is another means that the police use in order to interview a person. Whether you are invited to an interview or arrested and detained at a police station for interview, you have the right to have a solicitor present in order to advise you. Once you provide our firm’s name to the custody sergeant we will be contacted and can immediately set about obtaining disclosure and progressing matters.

Going into interview without a solicitor present leaves you at a disadvantage for a number of reasons, not least of all because you will not have disclosure in advance of your interview and will not have the opportunity to take legal advice on your rights and options in interview. Additionally, if you decline legal representation in interview, there will not a be a solicitor present to challenge the interviewing officers and ensure your legal rights are protected.

It is no longer the case that those who are investigated for their involvement in a criminal matter can simply sit back and wait for the police and Crown Prosecution Service to make a decision on whether to charge and if so, with what to charge. It is expected that a person suspected of an offence must be proactive and engage with the police in order to advance their defence and highlight potential lines of enquiry. Coupling this with investigators’ duty to pursue all lines of enquiry, it is clear that should you have a defence to an allegation, steps should be taken to bring this defence to the attention of the investigators as soon as possible. This may include requesting a further interview or bringing potential witnesses, CCTV and/or other evidence to the attention of the police.

If you are on bail, released under investigation or charged and given a date to attend court; and require legal representation, please contact Abraham White Law to see how we may be able to help.