[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"stats-overview":3,"kb-article-pace-code-c-your-rights-in-police-custody":10},{"officers":4,"forces":5,"courts":6,"prisons":7,"hearings":8,"legals":9},769,50,224,120,41,11437,{"id":11,"slug":12,"name":13,"content":14,"category_id":15,"source":16,"source_url":17,"source_ref":18,"licence":19,"sort_order":20,"published":21,"created_at":22,"updated_at":22,"category":23,"category_icon":24,"category_slug":25,"excerpt":26,"word_count":27,"reading_time":28,"is_official":21,"related":29,"previous":34,"next":68},"33","pace-code-c-your-rights-in-police-custody","Your rights when held in police custody","When you are brought into a police station under arrest, the custody officer must tell you about three key rights, both out loud and in writing, and these rights continue throughout your detention.\n\nFirst, the right to free and independent legal advice. You can speak to a solicitor in private, at any time, day or night, and it costs you nothing. You can change your mind later and ask for a solicitor even if you declined at first.\n\nSecond, the right to have someone told that you have been arrested. You can have a friend, relative or another person who is likely to take an interest informed of where you are.\n\nThird, the right to consult the PACE Codes of Practice themselves — the rule book the police must follow.\n\nYou should also be given written information about the reason for your detention, your right to regular reviews of that detention, and how you will be treated. If you are deaf, do not speak English well, or are under 18 or otherwise vulnerable, extra safeguards apply (such as an interpreter or an \"appropriate adult\").\n\nThis is a plain-English summary. For the exact rules, read the official PACE Code C.","13","PACE Code C (2019)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fgovernment\u002Fpublications\u002Fpace-code-c-2019","Code C, paras 3.1, 5.1, 6.1","OGL v3.0",10,true,"2026-06-22T11:50:16.000Z","PACE Code C – Detention & Questioning","mdi:handcuffs","pace-code-c-detention-and-questioning","When you are brought into a police station under arrest, the custody officer must tell you about three key rights, both out loud and in writing, and these…",199,1,[30,42,49,59],{"id":31,"slug":32,"name":33,"source":34,"source_url":34,"sort_order":35,"category":36,"category_icon":24,"category_slug":37,"excerpt":38,"word_count":39,"reading_time":40,"is_official":41},"6","how-long-you-can-be-held-in-custody","How long you can be held in custody",null,0,"Custody","custody","Police detention without charge is time-limited by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE), and must be reviewed regularly by an officer not…",401,3,false,{"id":43,"slug":44,"name":45,"source":16,"source_url":17,"sort_order":46,"category":23,"category_icon":24,"category_slug":25,"excerpt":47,"word_count":48,"reading_time":28,"is_official":21},"35","pace-code-c-conditions-of-detention-rest-food-and-breaks","Rest, food and breaks: how you must be treated in custody",30,"The Codes set minimum standards for how you must be treated while detained. A cell should be adequately heated, lit, cleaned and ventilated, and you must be…",166,{"id":50,"slug":51,"name":52,"source":34,"source_url":34,"sort_order":35,"category":53,"category_icon":54,"category_slug":55,"excerpt":56,"word_count":57,"reading_time":58,"is_official":41},"11","asperger-autistic-spectrum-adhd","Autism and ADHD: your rights with the police","Mental Health","mdi:brain","mental-health","Contact with the police is stressful for anyone. If you are autistic or have ADHD it can be overwhelming, and ordinary responses to stress (not making eye…",783,4,{"id":60,"slug":61,"name":62,"source":34,"source_url":34,"sort_order":35,"category":63,"category_icon":64,"category_slug":65,"excerpt":66,"word_count":67,"reading_time":58,"is_official":41},"7","rules-when-recording-the-police","Filming the police: your rights and how to do it safely","General","mdi:information-outline","general","You can film the police. There is no law in England and Wales against photographing or recording officers in a public place, or in your own home, and forces…",704,{"slug":69,"name":70},"pace-code-c-how-long-can-police-detain-you","How long can the police hold you without charge?"]