Arrested and in custody
- Your rights in police custodyEngland & Wales
Arrested in England or Wales: the right to a free solicitor, the right to have someone told, and what to ask the custody officer for. With the law quoted.
- How long the police can hold youEngland & Wales
The custody clock in England and Wales: 24 hours as standard, extendable to 36 and then 96 with authority. When it starts and what it means for you.
- Arrest and custody in ScotlandScotland
How arrest and custody actually work in Scotland under the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016: one power of arrest, the 12-hour clock, and the custody review. With the law quoted.
- Your rights in police custody in ScotlandScotland
In Scotland you have the right to a private solicitor consultation and the right to have someone told you are in custody — both of which can, in narrow circumstances, be delayed. The law, quoted.
- Was the arrest itself lawful?England & Wales
The law on arrest without warrant in England and Wales: the two conditions s.24 PACE requires, the duty to tell you why, getting to a police station, the caution, and what to do if you think the arrest was unlawful. With the law quoted.
- Detained under section 136 of the Mental Health ActEngland & Wales
Section 136 lets police remove someone from a public place to a place of safety over a mental health crisis. It is not an arrest. What the 24-hour limit, place of safety and consultation rules actually say, in England and Wales.
- Strip searches and intimate searches in custodyEngland & Wales
Strip search and intimate search in an England or Wales police station are not the same thing and are not authorised the same way. What the law actually requires, and the very little you can lawfully refuse.