Police stations

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Advice at the police station
R v Hookway
Domestic Violence Prevention Orders
Information for duty solicitors
CDS Direct
Police Station Fixed Fee - Post Implementation Review
For more information

Advice at the police station

Any person detained at the police station is entitled to free and independent legal advice and assistance.

In certain circumstances that advice can only be provided by telephone.

When legal advice is requested two options are available:

the duty solicitor
the client’s own solicitor.

The LSC pays for advice given to a client by a duty solicitor. We will pay for advice from a client’s own solicitor only if they hold a 2010 Standard Crime Contract.

R v Hookway

Providers will be aware of the High Court decision in the case of R v Hookway. We have published some billing guidance in light of the judgment. See the documents panel on the right hand side.

Domestic Violence Prevention Orders

The Home Office is undertaking a 12-month pilot to trial a new approach to tackling domestic violence. A key strand of this will be the use of Domestic Violence Protection Orders.

There are three police forces participating in the trial:

Greater Manchester
Wiltshire
West Mercia

We have published guidance on the pilot scheme for providers working in these areas. See the Documents panel on the right hand side.

Information for duty solicitors

Please see the new Duty Solicitor Information page on your left.

CDS Direct

CDS Direct is our scheme to provide telephone advice to clients detained at a police station.

Police Station Fixed Fee - Post Implementation Review

We have published a review of the police station fixed fees that were introduced in January 2008. This is available under documents.

For more information

See the Legislation pages for Police Station Register Arrangements.

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Last updated: 18 November 2011