Advising the Suspect at the Police Station

Introduction

There is always something new to learn concerning legislation and case-law in this difficult area even though you may have been practising for many years.

This course has been written by a highly experienced former police station Duty Solicitor and is specifically designed for practitioners who are familiar with this aspect of criminal work and who are therefore called upon to give advice on the more serious matters under investigation at the police station.

What You Will Learn

This course will cover the following:

• Advising clients at the police station in relation to consensual but under age sexual activity
• The importance of a familiarity with Schedules 3 and 5 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and the Sexual Offences Act 1956
• Advising on historical sexual offences
• Dealing with res gestae and other hearsay issues at the investigation stage
• Disclosure of the case and the European Directive
• The implications of the Policing and Crime Act 2017
• The request for samples by the police when the suspect has been released pending further investigations and no samples were taken at the police station stage
• The new Guidelines on Credit document published by the Sentencing Council and effective from 1st June 2017 - implications at the police station stage
• The pros and cons of dealing with the interview by means of a pre-prepared written statement
• Some difficult client scenarios
• 100 questions and answers in relation to police station advice
• Some very good reasons for talking to the police in interview and some very good reasons for going 'no comment'
• Part 9 of the Standard Crime Contract 2017 Specification Document - effective 1st of April 2017

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