Wembley Police Station Voluntary interview solicitor
This is your free legal advice manual for representation at Wembley Police Station. We have experienced defence solicitors in London for Voluntary interviews or if you are arrested. We are instructed almost daily for cases at Wembley Police Station.
Are you suspected by the Police of an offence at Wembley Police Station in Brent Borough? We can offer Legal Aid Representation. Have you been accused of a crime? Are you or someone you know being held in a police station for questioning? Do not speak to the police until you have spoken to us!
- Read about How to get the police to drop the charges
- Read about How to get the police to caution you
- Read about how to get a community resolution
JD Spicer Zeb has a strong team of lawyers as the firm has more than 45 years experience of representing clients at Wembley Police Station for a wide range of offences and investigations. We can also assist if you are already on Pre Charge Bail at Wembley Police Station. We have an outstanding track record of achieving excellent outcomes and providing first-class fast advice to thousands of clients at various Police stations in the U.K. including Wembley Police Station. We have the best legal representation and solicitors for Wembley Police Station. We can get to Wembley Police Station quickly as we are local and regarded by many locally as the best and most experienced criminal law solicitors in the area.
Do you have to pay for a solicitor at Wembley Police Station?
- You are entitled at Wembley Police Station to free and independent legal advice under legal aid for attendance for an interview or investigation.
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- You can also instruct us at Wembley Police Station on a Private Basis for an enhanced Private Service.
The Process for Wembley Police Station interviews and investigations
Disclosure – The Police at Wembley Police Station will provide information about the offence or offences you are suspected of committing to your legal representative without you present. Police can and usually will withhold information such as witness statements and other statements or evidence at this stage. Client-solicitor consultation – You and your legal representative will be able to speak alone in a private consultation room at the police station. This allows your lawyer to explain the allegations you are facing and gives you a chance to respond to those allegations.
Private Meeting Consultation - At Wembley Police Station you will have a full private consultation with us before the interview. If you have paid us privately we can also have this meeting with you in advance by Zoom or in person on an earlier date. We can also undertake other private work we agree with you.
Our solicitor’s advice - comment or no comment
The advice options - we give at the Police Station is confidential and should not be discussed with the Police or any third party. Upon analysis of the disclosure given, our experienced representative will advise you accordingly whether you should:
- Answer ‘No comment’ to questions.
- Answer Police questions.
- Serve a prepared statement outlining your defence. Your representative will advise the best option for you in the circumstance based on the case.
Read our free Wembley Police Station advice guide.
Wembley Police Station address and contact details:
- 603 Harrow Road
- HA0 2HH
- Tel: 0207 230 1212
Directions and how to get to Wembley Police Station. There is good local street parking near to Wembley Police Station and you will probably get solicitors attending swiftly out of hours at this station for this reason. The nearest tube station to Wembley Police Station is Wembley Central on the Bakerloo line and overground. Sudbury town station on the Piccadilly line is also a short walk from Wembley Police Station.
Wembley Police Station has the main custody suite for the London Borough of Brent and the Police also accept cases from the London Borough of Harrow. Harrow Police Station has a very small custody suite with very few facilities and is used as office space for specialist officers. Wembley Police Station detains all the Brent and Harrow prisoners and almost all of the voluntary interviews are held at Wembley Police Station. If you are arrested in Brent or Harrow you will usually be taken to Wembley Police Station. The borough of Brent also has other Police Stations that have closed for Police Interviews such as Harlesden and Willesden Police Stations. The Police can use the charging centre at Wembley Stadium for event day arrests such as large football or sporting event days.
Stop and Search
Between January and March 2023, there were 988 Stop and Searches by Police officers in Brent and Wembley Police Station area. The highest number of stops was in the Wembley Central area near Wembley Police Station for suspicion of drugs offences with 139 searches in the above period. Stop and search of certain communities by Wembley Police Station led to deep mistrust whilst it was being used excessively including excessive use of force by the Police at Wembley Police Station.
Useful information for Wembley Police Station:
- Accessibility
- Access For People With Reduced Mobility
- Assistance Dogs Welcome
- Parking
- Twenty Four Hr Access
- Automatic Doors
- Facilities For People With Impaired Vision
- Induction Loop Service
- Sign Language Service
- Pushchair Access
- Parking For Disabled Drivers
- Wheelchair Accessible Toilets
- Low Front Counter
- Non Assisted Wheelchair Access
What is a voluntary police interview at Wembley Police Station?
A voluntary police interview or interview under caution is a formal conversation with police that usually takes place at a police station. You do not have to attend and you can leave at any time once the interview has begun. However, as noted above, failure to attend or attempt to leave could result in you being arrested.
While a voluntary interview might be conducted in a less formal way than an interview under arrest, police voluntary interview questions will still be recorded and anything you say can potentially be used against you in any subsequent criminal proceedings.
Read more about What to expect in a Voluntary Police Station interview at Wembley Police Station.
What happens when you are arrested at Wembley Police Station?
When you arrive at the custody suite of a police station, you will normally:
- Be booked in by the police custody officer on duty
- Be searched and your possessions kept by the police custody officer, including your mobile phone
- Have your photograph taken
- Have your biometric data, including your fingerprints and DNA samples taken (DNA may be taken with a mouth swab or a head hair root)
- Have swabs of the skin on your hands and arms taken
- Have your belt and shoelaces taken before you are placed in a cell
- Be placed into a cell to await interview
Read more about What to expect in a Police Custody interview if arrested at Wembley Police Station.
This call from the police can be the start of a nightmare, so it’s important to think carefully before attending with an inexperienced lawyer or one who is too busy to offer you an advance meeting.
When invited for a voluntary police interview, we will call the police and obtain as much disclosure as possible of the allegations. Our sole job will be to advise you on whether to answer police questions. For more on this, see our senior partner's specialist article on whether to say no comment in the interview.
At JD Spicer Zeb, we can act for you under legal aid or on a Full Private basis. We can do proactive work for you where necessary and can arrange advance work and advice for you at our offices or in a virtual meeting before you even set foot in the police station. We have experience of dealing with cases with almost all police forces in England & Wales. See our Reviews from satisfied clients. Do not just choose a firm because they are local to you, choose this firm based on its reputation, experience and proven track record.
What type of cases do JD Spicer Zeb’s criminal law solicitors take on at Wembley Police Station?
Our dedicated team of criminal solicitors can advise and represent you for all stages of criminal proceedings related to offences including but not limited to:
- Drug offences (from simple possession to possession with intent to supply, drugs conspiracies, cultivation and production)
- Conspiracies
- Sexual Offences
- Serious Crime
- Murder
- Manslaughter
- Firearms & Knife Offences
- Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking
- Cyber Crime & Social Media Offences
- Dangerous Dogs Offences
- Violent Crime
- Assaults, from Common Assault to Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH)
- Theft, Burglary and Robbery
- Benefit Fraud
- Serious Fraud
- White Collar Crime
- Public Order Offences
- Driving Offences
- Youth Crime
- Terrorism
- Money Laundering
- Extradition
- Breach of Court Orders (including Non-Molestation Orders and Restraining Orders)
- Protesting
- Customs & Excise
- Kidnap & False Imprisonment
- Coercive Control
The Borough of Brent has many crime issues and the official statistics recorded at the end of 2023 show over 35,399 crimes were reported with 9,574 crimes of violence against the person alone as the highest crime reported to Wembley Police Station for Brent Borough.
There are many gang issues in Brent that Wembley Police Station deal with such as alleged gangs from Chalk Hill estate (Chalkhill Blue Boys), Stonebridge Estate against Church Rd (Church Road Soldiers or CRS), Saint Raphaels Estate, South Kilburn Estate and Mozart Estate. The police allege gang issues result in violence including murder, Knife Crime incidents, firearms shooting and drug dealing turf wars. The police allege well-known rappers are often behind alleged violence or often victims of more serious offences. We have substantial experience of representation in alleged gang cases at Wembley Police Station.
We also deal with many public order and violence cases arising at Wembley Police Station from concerts, sporting events and football matches. These offences often result from excessive alcohol or drug use and include, violence, public order incidents and sexual offences as well as ticket touting. Based on our local experience Wembley Police Station also deals with a high level of anti-social behaviour, and theft/burglary offences resulting from alcohol/drug usage within the community combined with homelessness and mental health. Wembley Police Station and Willesden Magistrates Court have scores of weekly shoplifting cases arising from various issues in Brent including from the London designer outlet. The Wembley Police Station area has a strong Romanian, Gujarati, Somali and Sri Lankan population and we have experience in providing tailored advice to the community.
The Borough of Brent is very diverse and Wembley Police Station has many police officers who speak other languages such as Polish, Romanian, Urdu, Bengali, Arabic, Gujarati and Pashto.
Contact our criminal defence lawyers today
For a free initial consultation, urgent specialist advice or immediate representation for a voluntary police interview, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
You can contact our dedicated criminal defence lawyers in London, Birmingham or Manchester by telephone at:
- Brent & Camden London Office: 020 7624 7771
- Manchester Office: 0161 835 1638
- Birmingham Office: 0121 614 3333
- City of London: 020 7624 7771 (our senior Solicitors and Partners can meet by appointment in the City)
How can we help?
Common questions
We always work with the most experienced and best leading UK barristers, KCs (Kings Counsel). We cover all criminal cases 24/7 at the police station and court. Offices in London, Birmingham, and Manchester cover cases across England and Wales. We can offer Legal Aid and affordable Private fee agreements. We can see you the same day, including virtually. Our Senior Partners supervise all of our cases.
How quickly do you respond?
We respond quickly even during out of hours. We do not get our work by paying for online adverts but based on the fact that few criminal law firms can match our 45 years of experience. Most of our cases are still from word-of-mouth recommendations from satisfied clients. We are called daily by dissatisfied clients from firms with less experience than us. We respond very quickly to new enquiries. We know what clients seek and so we update clients rapidly.
Can you get cases dropped?
Yes, read about the recent cases we've helped our clients with here.
We always keep you updated and give straightforward advice. We will get cases dropped early where the case is weak or should not be prosecuted. We will be upfront with you about where you can benefit from a good result with an early guilty plea, such as a discount on your sentence. As we work on cases across all levels with clients from all walks of life, we are excellent at giving clear, spot-on advice. As an established firm, we can allocate a whole team to your case often at short notice to secure evidence to minimise the damage to you.
Have you won any awards?
OUR PROFESSIONAL BODY THE LAW SOCIETY AWARDED US IN OCTOBER 2020 WITH THE EXCELLENCE IN CLIENT SERVICE AWARD AND STATED -
"JD Spicer Zeb demonstrated a clear commitment to client service through their work with vulnerable and diverse individuals in what can be severely traumatic circumstances".
Do you offer free consultations?
Where it is possible, we aim to provide an initial consultation to you. If we can speak to you, we can if required inform you about –
- Whether we can take the case on and our relevant experience.
- Public and private funding benefits.
- Assistance in applying for legal aid where we are likely to accept instructions.
- An outline of options in police interview only. We will not advise you on which option to adopt.
- Providing our free written guide explaining the police station process.
- The gravity of routine and day-to-day offences you face.
- Consequences of not attending the court or police station.
- Consequences of interfering with any witnesses.
- Retaining any evidence in support of your case.
- If possible an outline of the elements of the offence that the police or CPS must prove.
- This consultation will normally be by telephone or email and will only be for as long as we deem necessary to establish if we can act for you. If we cannot usefully give you any advice in this manner then we will not continue with the consultation. We will not discuss the case in depth for you to be able to decide on your plea or any significant aspect of the case, as this cannot be undertaken informally.
- Referring you, if possible, to other firms for matters out of our specialism or if we cannot help.
Consultations do not apply to the following cases –
- If we do not intend to take the case on.
- Road Traffic cases, drink driving, drug driving, driving bans, speeding, no insurance, mobile phone use, points etc.
- In all cases where we do not have the capacity to take your case or the availability of suitably qualified staff to provide an initial free consultation. This is applicable in all cases but especially where a more senior lawyer is required because of your personal needs or the complexity of the case.
- Harassment/stalking/ coercive behaviour/malicious communications or road traffic cases and most sensitive cases. These cases are often too complicated to assess in short consultations.
- The locations concerned may be too distant to represent you adequately or it may not be cost-effective for you or us.
- The case is too complicated to assess or raises various charges or facts, complexity, or history to be considered informally or in a short consultation.
- In most Legal aid transfers where legal aid is granted to another firm except in very grave cases, we may assess the case and merits for a transfer.
- If your relationship has broken down with your existing solicitor or several solicitors.
- If you have been released under investigation and have already had a police station attendance.
- If you hold legal aid with another firm and seek a second opinion.
- If you are calling on behalf of the client as a friend or family member unless you have full authority and full facts.
- To businesses.
- Advising whether you were given good advice by your other solicitor.
- Whether to decide to plead guilty or not guilty.
- Whether you have an arguable defence in law or factually complicated defences.
- Any advice you have had after your first court appearance.
- Any advice on appeal on conviction or sentence.
- If we feel we are unable to communicate with you.
- If we are likely to be conflicted or breach our professional rules.