Harrow Police Station Voluntary Interview Solicitor Legal Aid

This is your Free Legal Advice Guide For Representation at Harrow Police Station by the best-experienced Solicitor for A Voluntary Interview or Emergency if Arrested.

Are you suspected of committing an offence at Harrow Police Station in the London Borough of Harrow. 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 Harrow Police until you have spoken to us for Free Advice and Legal Aid Representation!

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We can provide the Best Free Advice Emergency Representation team as our firm has more than 45 years’ experience of representing clients at Harrow Police Station and Metropolitan Police Stations. This is a Metropolitan Police Station; we cover a wide range of offences and investigations including if you are already on Pre-Charge Bail at Harrow Police Station or any other Police Station.

We have the best and excellent track record of achieving excellent Emergency Representation outcomes and providing first-class advice to thousands of clients at various police stations in the U.K including Harrow Police Station. We have the best legal representation and solicitors for Harrow Police Station. We can get to Harrow Police Station rapidly in an Emergency as we have local staff. We are regarded locally as one of the best and most experienced criminal law solicitors in the Harrow area providing service for clients at Harrow Police Station interviews while arrested or as a volunteer.

We have worked on many high-profile cases throughout the UK, with a high success rate when providing criminal defence for foreign nationals at the Magistrates’ Court, Youth Court, and Crown Court.

What is the role of the duty Solicitor at Harrow Police Station?

The duty solicitor is a free non-means tested scheme that enables detained persons or volunteers who do not have a solicitor to access 24/7 through a call centre or in an emergency solicitor’s firm for Harrow Police Station procedures such as interviews. This is free and you will have a solicitor from an approved panel. Many people prefer to arrange their own solicitor in advance on legal aid for free or privately such as our firm see below.

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

• You are entitled to free and independent legal advice under legal aid for attendance for an interview at Harrow Police Station.

Or

• You can also instruct us on a Private Basis for an Enhanced Private Service at Harrow Police Station. 

Can a Solicitor contact the Police at Harrow Police Station?

Yes the Process for Harrow Police Station interviews

Disclosure – The police at Harrow 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 Harrow Police Station. This allows your lawyer to explain the allegations you are facing and gives you a chance to respond to those allegations at Harrow Police Station.

Private Meeting Consultation - You will have a full private consultation at Harrow Police Station 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 Harrow Police Station are 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 circumstances based on the case.

Read our free Harrow Police Station advice guide.

Harrow Police Station address:

• 74 Northolt Road
• Harrow
• Middlesex
• HA2 0DN
• Tel: 0208 423 1212

Harrow Police Station is the main Metropolitan Police Station in the borough of Harrow.

Harrow Police Station is closed as the main interviewing and Custody suite but it deals with cases when the police are unable to deal with suspect interviews at Colindale or Wembley Police Station.

Directions and how to get to Harrow Police Station.

Useful information for Harrow Police Station:

• Access For People With Reduced Mobility
• Assistance Dogs Welcome
• Twenty Four Hr Access
• Induction Loop Service
• Sign Language Service
• Facilities For People With Impaired Hearing
• Non Assisted Wheelchair Access

What is a voluntary police interview at Harrow Police Station?

A voluntary police interview or interview under caution at Harrow Police Station 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 at Harrow Police Station.

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 Harrow Police Station.

What happens when you are arrested at Harrow Police Station?

When you arrive at the custody suite of Harrow 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 an interview

Read more about What to expect in a Police Custody interview if arrested at Harrow 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 before attending Harrow Police Station.

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 at Harrow Police Station. 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 X 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 Harrow 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, drug conspiracies, cultivation and production)
• National Crime Agency national and international operations
• 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

Contact our criminal defence lawyers today for Harrow Police Station

How do I get a solicitor for a Police interview at Harrow Police Station

For a free initial consultation, urgent specialist advice or immediate representation for Harrow Police Station voluntary police interview or if 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: 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)