Perry Barr Police Station Custody Suite Solicitor Representation Legal Aid

Legal Representation at Perry Barr Police Station by JD Spicer Zeb Solicitors call 0121 614 3333 now.

Do you need a Solicitor at Perry Barr Police Station in Birmingham?  Are you or someone you know being held in a police station for questioning? Are you attending a Voluntary interview?

Do not speak to Perry Barr Police or  Midlands Police until you have spoken to us for Legal Advice.

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We have more than 45 years of experience representing clients at Police Stations.

Perry Barr custody suite is one of the largest custody suites in the West Midlands area. JD Spicer Zeb deals with various criminal offences at Perry Barr Custody Suite. We can represent you at your Perry Barr police station for an interview or if you are on pre-charge bail for matters being dealt with by police from Perry Barr Police Station or any other Police Station.

What is the role of the duty Solicitor at Perry Barr Police Station?

The duty solicitor is a free scheme for everyone arrested or invited to a police station interview.

When you are invited for a voluntary interview at the police station, the officer may offer to arrange a solicitor, who is usually the duty solicitor, on the interview date. You can choose to arrange your solicitor.

Do you have to pay for a Solicitor at Perry Barr Police Station?

Our solicitors at JD Spicer Zeb Solicitors can provide you with free Legal Aid representation or act for you privately on an enhanced basis. We can also provide advance meetings on the same day and advice after your interview at the office or via Zoom.

• You can insist on a free solicitor under legal aid for attendance for an interview at Perry Barr Police Station.

or 

• You can agree on a Private Basis for an Enhanced Private Service at Perry Barr Police Station. 

Can a Solicitor contact Perry Barr Police Station?

Yes, solicitors contact the police station or even obtain details for a certain police officer. If the police call you it is always important to note the following information.

• Name and Collar Number
• Which Police Station they are assigned to
• Contact details: email address/telephone number

At JD Spicer Zeb, we can do all the preliminary work before your police station attendance, making the whole process of your Perry Barr Police Station interview hassle-free.

When you are to be interviewed, the solicitor allocated to your matter will usually be called and notified. We will then proceed to the police station to have our initial encounter with the officer dealing with your case to gain a more in-depth insight into your case and identify its strengths and weaknesses. This is known as disclosure.

The instructions we obtain from you and the advice we provide to you at Perry Barr Police Station are private, confidential, and independent, and we do not discuss this information with the Police or anyone.

We can advise you as follows:

• Answer ‘No comment’ to questions. This will mean not talking in the interview.
• Answer Police questions. This will result in you answering the questions.
• Give a prepared statement outlining your defence or admission. This can limit what is disclosed in a targeted strategy.

Perry Barr Police Station address:

• Perry Barr custody suite
• Holford Drive
• Birmingham
• B42 2TU

Directions

Directions to West Midlands Police Custody Suite (Perry Barr) with public transport

The following transport lines have routes that pass near Perry Barr Police Custody Suite.

Bus: 11C, 33, 907, 937, 997.

Train: WEST MIDLANDS RAILWAY, CHILTERN RAILWAYS

What’s the nearest bus stop to West Midlands Police Custody Suite in Perry Barr?

Holford Drive is the nearest bus stop to West Midlands Police Custody Suite in Perry Barr. It’s a 5-minute walk away.

What is a voluntary police interview at Perry Barr Police Station?

You are invited to a voluntary interview at Perry Barr Police Station. In some cases, we can email officers at Perry Barr to provide us with disclosure prior to attending. This is so that we can have a better insight into your case, you can provide your instructions, and you are properly advised and prepared before attending your voluntary interview at Perry Barr Police Station.

A voluntary police interview or interview under caution at Perry Barr Police Station is a formal conversation with police that will usually take place in one of the interviewing rooms. You do not have to attend and can leave at any time once the interview begins. However, as noted above, failure to attend or attempt to leave could result in you being arrested at Perry Barr Police Station.

What happens when you are arrested and taken to Perry Barr Police Station?

The custody officer at the Perry Barr Custody Suite must explain your rights.

You have the right to:

• Get free legal advice.
• Tell someone where you are.
• Have medical help if you’re feeling ill.
• See the rules the police must follow known as ‘PACE’
• See a written notice telling you about your rights, such as regular breaks for food and to use the toilet – you can ask for or an interpreter to explain the notice

Appropriate adults at Perry Barr Police Station

For young people under 18 and vulnerable adults, police at Perry Barr Police Station must try to contact your parent, guardian or carer if you’re under 18 or a vulnerable adult.

They must also find an ‘appropriate adult’ to come to the station to help you and be present during questioning and searching. An appropriate adult can be:

• your parent, guardian or carer
• a social worker
• another family member or friend aged 18 or over
• a volunteer aged 18 or over

Your rights when being questioned by Police at Perry Barr Police Station

The police may question you about the crime which you have been arrested for - this will be recorded. You do not have to answer the questions but there could be consequences if you do not. The police must explain this to you by reading you the police caution:

“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.”

What to expect at the Police interview at Perry Barr Police Station?

The interview procedure at Perry Barr Police Station is usually as follows:

• Seating arrangement—You will usually be opposite the interviewing officer, while your solicitor will sit beside or close to you.
• Welfare questions – The officer may ask you welfare questions and any other general questions about your health,
• Tape recorder/Audio recording device/Body-worn camera—In modern times, police officers at Perry Barr may switch on an audio recorder or their body-worn camera, which are both capable of recording the whole interview. The officer will then state the date and time for the record.
• Introductions – The officers usually introduce themselves, and everyone else will do so.
• Caution read out by officer – As stated above, this will be read out and the officer will ask you x3 questions about the caution as follows; Do you have to answer questions?, what will happen if you fail to provide an account today and then provide one at a later date? And finally, where can this interview record be used? You would have been provided with advice from your solicitor on advice on the caution although suspects tend to forget the elements of the caution the officer may further explain this to you again in simple terms.
• Prepared statement – If a prepared statement is prepared this is usually read out by your solicitor before the officer begins questioning.
• Questioning—The office begins questioning, and from here, you either provide your version of the event by answering questions or provide no information by uttering no comment to all questions.
• Interventions – If the solicitor believes it is necessary to intervene midst questioning they will do so in cases where they believe the officer is either being unfair or the officer is putting you under pressure, to make sure you are treated fairly and ultimately to act in your best interest.
• The end – after questioning is completed the officer will state the date and time and end the ending by switching the tapes off.
• You will then be provided with a post-consultation with a solicitor and taken back to your cell, or you will be free to leave the police station where you have voluntarily attended.

What type of cases do JD Spicer Zeb’s criminal law solicitors take on at Perry Barr Police Station?

Our crime specialist solicitors can represent you at Perry Barr Police Station for all type of offences including drugs, rape, sexual offences, violence, domestic violence, theft, fraud and terrorism.

How do I get a solicitor for a Police interview at Perry Barr Police Station?

If you need a free initial consultation, urgent specialist advice, or immediate representation for a Perry Barr Police Station voluntary police interview or if you have been arrested, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

You can contact our dedicated criminal defence lawyers in London, Birmingham, or Manchester by telephone on:

Brent & Camden London Office: 0207 624 7771

Manchester Office: 0161 835 1638

Birmingham Office: 0121 6143 333

City of London: 0207 624 7771 Our senior Solicitors and Partners can meet by appointment in the City.