[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"stats-overview":3,"kb-article-pace-code-g-the-police-caution-explained":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":66,"next":34},"32","pace-code-g-the-police-caution-explained","What does the police caution mean?","When you are arrested or questioned about an offence, you must be cautioned. The standard caution is:\n\n\"You do not have to say anything. But it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court. Anything you do say may be given in evidence.\"\n\nBreaking that down: you have a right to silence — you do not have to answer questions. But if you stay silent about something and then rely on it in your defence later, a court may be allowed to draw a conclusion from the fact that you did not mention it earlier. And anything you do choose to say can be used as evidence.\n\nThis is why it is usually sensible to get free legal advice before answering questions. Your right to free, independent legal advice in custody is separate and is not affected by the caution.\n\nThis is a plain-English summary. For the exact rules, read the official PACE Codes.","12","PACE Code C (2019) \u002F Code G (2012)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fgovernment\u002Fpublications\u002Fpace-code-c-2019","Code C, para 10.5","OGL v3.0",20,true,"2026-06-22T11:50:16.000Z","PACE Code G – Arrest","mdi:account-alert","pace-code-g-arrest","When you are arrested or questioned about an offence, you must be cautioned. The standard caution is: \"You do not have to say anything. But it may harm your…",165,1,[30,43,49,58],{"id":31,"slug":32,"name":33,"source":34,"source_url":34,"sort_order":35,"category":36,"category_icon":37,"category_slug":38,"excerpt":39,"word_count":40,"reading_time":41,"is_official":42},"39","what-does-adjourned-mean","What does adjourned mean, and what happens next?",null,0,"Going to court","mdi:gavel","going-to-court","Adjourned means the hearing has been put off to another time. It can mean a short break of an hour, a move to later the same day, or a postponement to a new…",568,3,false,{"id":44,"slug":45,"name":46,"source":34,"source_url":34,"sort_order":35,"category":36,"category_icon":37,"category_slug":38,"excerpt":47,"word_count":48,"reading_time":41,"is_official":42},"40","what-does-not-before-mean-on-a-court-list","What does 'not before' mean on a court list?","\"Not before\", often written NB on a court list, means the hearing will not start before the time shown, but it may start later. A case marked \"not before…",540,{"id":50,"slug":51,"name":52,"source":53,"source_url":54,"sort_order":55,"category":23,"category_icon":24,"category_slug":25,"excerpt":56,"word_count":57,"reading_time":28,"is_official":21},"31","pace-code-g-when-can-the-police-arrest-you","When can the police arrest you?","PACE Code G (2012)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fgovernment\u002Fpublications\u002Fpace-code-g-2012",10,"For an arrest without a warrant to be lawful, two things must both be true. First, the officer must have reasonable grounds to suspect you are involved in…",199,{"id":59,"slug":60,"name":61,"source":34,"source_url":34,"sort_order":35,"category":62,"category_icon":24,"category_slug":63,"excerpt":64,"word_count":65,"reading_time":41,"is_official":42},"4","when-youre-arrested","What happens when you're arrested","Arrested","arrested","An arrest is the point at which you are no longer free to leave. Here is what should happen, step by step, in England and Wales. At the moment of arrest The…",575,{"slug":51,"name":52}]