I've been invited for a voluntary interview at a police station - what should I do?

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  • Опубликовано: 29 авг 2024
  • It can be worrying to hear you've been invited for a police interview, but what does it mean and what should you do? Sarah from our Criminal Defence Team gives her advice.
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Комментарии • 282

  • @slyrik1145
    @slyrik1145 Год назад +207

    If you get invited for a voluntary interview,,, don't go!

    • @barrymichaels2663
      @barrymichaels2663 Год назад +13

      That's fair enough, but then you run the risk of being arrested. You could end up locked up in a cell for hours on end. You never have to talk to the police under any circumstances. Simply tell your solicitor you do not talk to corrupt tyrants.

    • @johnjones375
      @johnjones375 Год назад +19

      Best advice, I wouldn’t go after numerous threats over 2 years they arrested me, they told so many lies, refused to leave my cell, they were so upset with me. No further action ,

    • @RovexHD
      @RovexHD 10 месяцев назад

      @@barrymichaels2663
      You can sue for false imprisonment. Free money.

    • @cbellasbusta4643
      @cbellasbusta4643 10 месяцев назад +18

      Let's face it, It's not really a voluntary interview because if you don't attend they will then arrest you

    • @Aga4ga
      @Aga4ga 10 месяцев назад +9

      Do you get access to the free duty solicitor at a voluntary interview?

  • @brunobrauer6301
    @brunobrauer6301 8 месяцев назад +66

    Never talk to the police, ever! It can only hurt you, never help.

  • @artful1967
    @artful1967 10 месяцев назад +132

    I was once invited to a voluntary interview and they actually said " You don't need a solicitor for this ". Obviously I turned up with one and they spoke to police and advised me to leave.

    • @smedleyfarnsworth263
      @smedleyfarnsworth263 9 месяцев назад +56

      If the police say that you don't need a solicitor, then you really do need one.

    • @FLY2KO
      @FLY2KO 7 месяцев назад +10

      why would you show up at all if your in trouble they will just come and get you...

    • @clivemcevoy8419
      @clivemcevoy8419 9 дней назад +3

      It's voluntary don't go without representation

  • @alexkaye108
    @alexkaye108 Год назад +95

    Nothing you might say in a voluntary interview will ever help you so don’t go.......

  • @liveloud9894
    @liveloud9894 8 месяцев назад +50

    I’ve found that saying absolutely nothing to the police is the best way to preserve ones own self interest
    And it really annoys them so it’s fun watching them getting their knickers in a twist

  • @normanedwards7220
    @normanedwards7220 9 месяцев назад +127

    If they had enough to charge you , you would not be invited , you would be arrested , you are only invited to attend in order to give them the opportunity to gather enough information against you ......don't do it ,

    • @johnelcanrab2114
      @johnelcanrab2114 9 месяцев назад +11

      This is better advice than the solicitors, absolutely correct. Good way of her to try get more work though. Smh.

    • @HumanityWillPrevail
      @HumanityWillPrevail 7 месяцев назад +9

      THIS. If the police don't arrest you it means they don't have sufficient grounds to do so. You have no obligation to assist them with their investigation, and you are not obliged to say anything whether under caution or not. Doing so will likely give them the grounds to arrest and charge you with something, even if it's fabricated. In the absence of legal counsel, ALWAYS, say nothing other than to confirm your identify if asked to do so and there after poltiely decliune to answer any questions and exercise your right not to have to say anything.. The Police are simply looking for a conviction and evidence suggests that they are not interested in who is reposnible, just that they get a result. The Police are not your friends and should be considered as hostile at all times. The End.

    • @ChufinLive
      @ChufinLive 5 месяцев назад

      This is completely incorrect and it's scary to see these people advise as such. Just because they can arrest you doesn't mean they should or will.

    • @normanedwards7220
      @normanedwards7220 5 месяцев назад

      @@ChufinLive what is incorrect in what I posted ? You are either incredibly nieve , or a idiot , I will give you the benefit of the doubt , and say you are nieve, the police are there to investigate wrong doing / criminal offence's , and report their findings to the Crown prosecution services, the Crown , then judge if on the evidence in front of them , they have a reasonable chance of getting a conviction, and advise the police accordingly , to charge the suspect or release them , nothing you say to the police will be viewed in a unbiased way , every detail of your statement will be analysed , in minute detail , ....and used to build a case against you , the slightest error / mistake you make , even if it was a honest mistake will be used to undermine your evidence/character, as I said earlier , avoid interviews/ interrogation like the plague, innocent people talked themselves in to jail by giving the police a chance to contradict them ,

    • @skj2197
      @skj2197 5 месяцев назад

      what is the difference with an involuntary interview? Will i most likely be arrested when i arrive at the police station?@@HumanityWillPrevail

  • @jammiedodger629
    @jammiedodger629 8 месяцев назад +28

    DO NOT SPEAK TO THE POLICE WITHOUT A SOLICITOR PRESENT. it is that simple.

  • @daves7775
    @daves7775 9 месяцев назад +61

    It's NOT an interview to see if you like Donuts and Soda Pop. Not an invitation to a Party. You REFUSE. If they issue a warrant or come and detain you - you remain Silent - except for requesting an ATTORNEY.

    • @mrnobody4771
      @mrnobody4771 Месяц назад +1

      No ATTORNIES in the UK bud.

    • @ByeByeBS
      @ByeByeBS 14 дней назад +2

      @@mrnobody4771 Apparently they are honest about soliciting.

  • @212Roger
    @212Roger 10 месяцев назад +55

    I never talk to the police; that’s my attorney’s job.

  • @Teapot-Dave
    @Teapot-Dave 10 дней назад +10

    Don't ever trust the police.
    A friend of mine ended-up serving an eighteen-month prison sentence for actually helping them.
    One sunny Saturday afternoon, he was walking through town when he saw two thugs beating-up a lone police officer. So he went to help the police officer, but ended-up being arrested for "assaulting" the two perpetrators after they played the race-card.
    Very long story short, he was given the wrong advice by his CPS solicitor, none of the witnesses were called, and he was sentenced to eighteen-months in prison.
    Help the police? I would rather eat my own foot!

  • @billycowie4156
    @billycowie4156 9 месяцев назад +42

    I went to a voluntary interview many years ago , I was a lamb to the slaughter , met a pair of ars hole detectives who ended up giving me a caution for something I never done ! My mistake was talking too much , years later I was working with an ex police inspector who was a really nice guy , when I told him the story of my caution he was genuinely shocked ,I would tell anyone don't go to a police station without first seeking legal advice .

    • @DamienNeverwinter
      @DamienNeverwinter 8 месяцев назад +10

      This is why you should NEVER EVER trust police

  • @alanrace4156
    @alanrace4156 Год назад +40

    Never say anything to the police.

  • @charlesbaldo
    @charlesbaldo 10 месяцев назад +40

    First talk to your lawyer, then have your lawyer tell them you are not available for interviews.

  • @Charlie-6748
    @Charlie-6748 23 дня назад +15

    Not the advice i got from my solicitor he simply said if they had enough evidence they'd of arrested you already so just ignore it, 3 years on i still have no idea what it was all about

  • @venusssharman5922
    @venusssharman5922 8 месяцев назад +26

    If you attend a voluntary interview you are giving away your lawful rights - Let them arrest you if they have enough evidence

  • @DaveThompsonfairlife4all
    @DaveThompsonfairlife4all Месяц назад +13

    How sad it is that those who are supposed to protect us are being perceived as those who want to harm us. I don't understand why police reform wasn't in any manifestos, as it is desperately needed.

    • @Benzknees
      @Benzknees 3 дня назад

      Because the police are principally a tool of the state. A state that wants to silence free speech & alienate communities, in the classic divide & rule manner.

  • @smedleyfarnsworth263
    @smedleyfarnsworth263 9 месяцев назад +41

    Do not answer any more questions from police than what you are legally obliged to.
    A police officers “product” is convictions, he is judged on how many the officer gets.
    The officers questions are designed to find guilt and obtain those convictions, no matter how innocent or friendly they seem. Remember, they have had a lot of practice at it and you have not. Do not rely on your innocence as a shield.

    • @douglastodd1947
      @douglastodd1947 8 месяцев назад +8

      @smedleyfarnsworth Remember the old saying regarding Police , It Takes a Crook To Catch a Crook.. & there's No Bigger a Crook than a Bent Cop.

    • @grahamdrew1069
      @grahamdrew1069 3 дня назад +2

      Well said....identify yourself and address...no more....no comment to every other question because they have NO evidence

  • @pifapaul
    @pifapaul 8 месяцев назад +20

    I just wouldn't attend a voluntary interview. I would wait for arrest and get a solicitor.

  • @raistlin3462
    @raistlin3462 Год назад +45

    "Interview" is just another word for "interrogation". As always, never without your lawyer.

    • @timfischer
      @timfischer 10 месяцев назад +5

      I love how people say "not without your lawyer" as if 99.9% of us have a regular lawyer they can just invite over.

    • @raistlin3462
      @raistlin3462 10 месяцев назад +7

      @@timfischer
      Even the average public defender will at least stop you from putting your foot in your mouth.

    • @timfischer
      @timfischer 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@raistlin3462 Oh I get it and I agree with your advice. It's just people always say something like "always have your lawyer present" instead of "find a good lawyer to help you".

    • @edennis8578
      @edennis8578 9 месяцев назад +4

      ​@@timfischerNow you're just aguing over semantics. You know very well what it means. Lawyer up, one way or another.

    • @timfischer
      @timfischer 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@edennis8578I'm not arguing or saying it was confusing. I just find it interesting that people always say "not without YOUR lawyer, as if most of us have one on retainer. If I needed a lawyer, I would be scrambling to a) figure out who to hire, and b) figure out to pay for it. And I make decent money.

  • @neilchaplin8235
    @neilchaplin8235 Год назад +24

    When in doubt say nowt !

  • @bellerophonchallen8861
    @bellerophonchallen8861 8 месяцев назад +47

    I was invited to a voluntary interview in the local station some years ago to answer charges of criminal damage or they would come to my house and arrest me. Stupidly I attended voluntarily and was lead to the cells, locked up from 10pm till 2am, then brought out to the interrogation room. It turned out a skinhead at the college I attended had kicked a hole in a plasterboard wall, and because I trained in karate had said I did it. I explained this to the pc who started writing my statement when a sergeant burst in, put a statement in front of me and ordered me to sign it. 'I was being a hard man and realise I was wrong, and I regret kicking the wall...'etc. I refused to sign, was dragged off the chair by my hair, kicked in the stomach and ordered to sign it. I refused so was put in a cell, bleeding from a ripped scalp.
    I asked for medical attention and legal representation and was told that as I wasn't signed in at the desk, and had attended voluntarily, no-one knew I was there so if I signed my confession laying on the floor I could go, or stay and suffer. I elected to stay and was released on bail at 6am when the shifts changed.
    Always tell someone where you are going, if you don't mind being arrested then there is a paper trail and you will be signed in, someone knows you are there.
    Luckily a family friend was a cousin to the Queen, so I went and told her my story. She rang her barrister in London and told him to be ready to accept a criminal case, then her cousin who was a Liberal MP in Kent, then the Chief Constable (she got straight through on his private number! amazing what being upper class and a magistrate can do) who she advised to make sure the officer had all his facts as she was picking up my legal costs and her barrister was waiting for instruction.
    The case was dropped. If it hadn't been for our family friend I would have a criminal record now. Never attend a police station alone, even to ask for directions.

    • @ForburyLion
      @ForburyLion 7 месяцев назад +5

      I've heard a very similar story about someone else who was arrested for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, they were beaten and threatened and told they had to sign a confession. They were awarded compensation, sadly though the solicitor turned out to be a crook and defrauded them of it. This must have been in the 80's.
      I think times have changed and every interaction I've had with the police has been positive, but you can understand why generation after generation don't trust the police when they hear stories of how their parents and grand parents were treated.

    • @mtb5778
      @mtb5778 21 день назад

      shocking story

    • @jimcazador6057
      @jimcazador6057 8 дней назад +1

      A family friend was a cousin to the Queen you say??

    • @ianwalker4803
      @ianwalker4803 4 дня назад +1

      I'm calling Bul***t on this 😆

  • @jack1d1XB
    @jack1d1XB 7 месяцев назад +9

    Here's my story: I was accused of being Racist, lost my job and completely broke down mentally, sometime after I was asked to voluntarily go to a Police station, I barely managed to get a Solicitor. After the initial interview I was advised by the Solicitor to plead guilty to prevent Court action so I did, only after I had signed the papers did the Solicitor upon my Q tell me, THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE 'APPARENT' CRIME!
    The Solicitor had a conversation with the Officer before hand and agreed, to prevent a public Outcry they'd get me to admit to a crime I HADN'T COMMITED as the 'supposed' 'Victim' was part of a BLM group!
    I really wasn't fully aware at that time as I was mentally ill so they used me to dispel any 'riotous' events. The 'supposed' incident took place in an area with X8 HD audio enabled cameras, funny, they NEVER showed any footage either.
    My advise, if you do volunteer, make sure you have a LEGIT Solicitor and don't sign anything until YOU are absolutely sure!!!😎

  • @clivewalker5465
    @clivewalker5465 12 дней назад +7

    Do not go . Always invoke your right to silence . Get a Solicitor .

  • @user-fy6th8ns9s
    @user-fy6th8ns9s 9 дней назад +8

    No comment, don’t incriminate yourself. The police are never on your side when they are looking for a patsy

  • @christoph404
    @christoph404 9 месяцев назад +11

    do not attend a voluntary interview.....it is an invitation you are not legally obliged to accept.....let them come and find you if they want to.

  • @DjVortex-w
    @DjVortex-w 8 месяцев назад +13

    If they call you for a "voluntary" interview, you just decline. "No thanks."
    If they come to your home for a "voluntary" chat, you should keep repeating "have I committed a crime?" over and over and over. They will probably spend 5 minutes dodging the question, but you should just keep interrupting them again and again with that same question. Once they answer "no" you should just say "then have a good day, bye" and close the door.

    • @mrnobody4771
      @mrnobody4771 Месяц назад

      Waffle. You do not have to have committed a crime for the police to want to interview you. They can merely "suspect" you of committing a crime and by you asking "am I suspected of committing a crime" will most certainly warrant a response of "that's what we're trying to establish". Remember one thing, ALWAYS ask for legal representation. You will NEVER be able to "talk your way out of something" and don't answer a single question until instructed to do so. Silence is always your best defence.

    • @DjVortex-w
      @DjVortex-w Месяц назад +1

      @@mrnobody4771
      _"They can merely "suspect" you of committing a crime and by you asking "am I suspected of committing a crime" will most certainly warrant a response of "that's what we're trying to establish"."_
      Well, if they respond like that then you can answer with: "Well, come back once you have established that. Good bye."

    • @mrnobody4771
      @mrnobody4771 Месяц назад +1

      @@DjVortex-w If they have reasonable grounds to suspect you, they will arrest you. Simple as. been there. Done that - got many t-shirts ;-)

    • @catman2629
      @catman2629 26 дней назад

      @@mrnobody4771 at the beginning of an iuc you have to outline the reason for interview ,you have to ask if suspects wants legal representation and ask about health including mental problems to assess fitness to be interviwed

    • @mrnobody4771
      @mrnobody4771 26 дней назад

      @@catman2629 You are under no obligations whatsoever to answer ANY questions put to you. Including those above. What happens it you simply refuse to answer them? Reason is, I asked for my solicitor to be present before answering any questions and was threatened with arrest if I didn't answer the "fitness to be questioned" questions. Therefore being threatened with arrest for remaining silent. Im not sure what arrest would have achieved apart from delaying the interview until my solicitor arrived anyway. And then went no comment regardless.

  • @adenwellsmith6908
    @adenwellsmith6908 8 месяцев назад +9

    Voluntary interview. Just listen. Make notes, by hand, very slowly. Repeat it back, get them to confirm the question. Then just state, next question.

  • @tor9273
    @tor9273 8 месяцев назад +10

    She’s giving you bad advice. It’s just a serious as being arrested if you make the mistake of going in for the interview. What could you possibly gain?

  • @QuoPaperPlane
    @QuoPaperPlane 2 месяца назад +4

    Never, ever assist or co-operate with any institution that favours oddball and minority rights over your own as a native Brit. NEVER!

  • @billcarney829
    @billcarney829 10 месяцев назад +11

    I would decline. I would respond with I’m very happy with my job and I’m not looking for another one right now.

  • @BrianMartin-ph7pt
    @BrianMartin-ph7pt 2 месяца назад +5

    My solicitor was Philip Brown of Freeman Brown. Philip Brown did not even bother requesting vital Bodycam and CCTV evidence - so I sacked him. DO NOT use Freeman Browns solicitors!

  • @richardteale3217
    @richardteale3217 7 дней назад +5

    The legal profession is hardly a beacon of morality……….nothing personal to this lady,but is she just drumming up more business ? I don’t know who pays if they do accompany you ,but the minute rate (they don’t charge by the hour) is astronomical compared to most occupations.

  • @CHDean
    @CHDean 8 месяцев назад +6

    “invited”…not arrested, no warrant…stay home.

  • @mummyd1990
    @mummyd1990 8 месяцев назад +5

    Tell the police nothing.

  • @mrkolasa.
    @mrkolasa. Год назад +15

    Dont contact this solicitors thats for sure would be the best thing to do

    • @Simon-wi3dk
      @Simon-wi3dk 26 дней назад +1

      The glue is in the title person as she quoted , person is not Man or Woman its a legal fiction used in the corporation world .
      You will never see the title Man or Woman on legal documents, only person .

    • @zchannel5973
      @zchannel5973 15 часов назад

      @@Simon-wi3dk 100% !

  • @mukeshsinghal286
    @mukeshsinghal286 Месяц назад +2

    Even if Police did not have grounds to arrest you initially, they may arrest you after your intervew is done. My attorney, who was a long time prosecutor, told me just say NO in these situations.

  • @TheBuccy
    @TheBuccy 5 месяцев назад +5

    Come in and incriminate yourself.

  • @dhdavidholloway
    @dhdavidholloway Год назад +15

    Look at Russell Williams in Ottawa who was invited to go to an interview. He ended up being arrested and charged with murder. He is not likely to be released from prison. Apparently he told his wife that he should be home for dinner when he left the house!!

    • @gfo8755
      @gfo8755 9 месяцев назад +6

      The difference being that he was a multiple rapist and murderer. Just Saying.

  • @TheRussRave
    @TheRussRave 23 дня назад +2

    Never volunteer anything to the police. Even if you're arrested, just tell them "I'm making no statements or admissions and require you to release me". They then either have to charge and detain you or release you. . If they have sufficient evidence for a criminal charge, then let them charge you and then simply put on a legal defence. Talking to them only gives them ammunition and prospective evidence to charge you with. You would be doing yourself no favours by talking to them.
    If you do get an invitation to attend a police interview, you can politely decline and then put them on notice that any future notices or invitations should be directed to your lawyer at a given address. That will in most cases stop their cunning tricks and shenanigans!

  • @Esse-vp1bc
    @Esse-vp1bc Месяц назад +2

    Best way to find out whether the police are impartial or for 'the law' or for you, as a citizen, is to attend such an interview. They are for their own careers, give a cr*p about 'the law' & are always against you. You will never forget.

  • @GaryGoldbaugh
    @GaryGoldbaugh 8 месяцев назад +9

    You Brits should have never given up your guns

    • @robwilde855
      @robwilde855 8 месяцев назад +1

      It happened gradually over more than a century. For most of that time criminals were unarmed, and the police were also unarmed [as they still are for most of the time], and the police and their controllers were on the side of the ordinary person. So it seemed reasonable; we felt that we were lucky not to be Americans, with all their violence, and we didn't want to start any escalation towards the American position. We thought it was on the whole a good thing.
      How naive we were!

  • @mtb5778
    @mtb5778 21 день назад +2

    if you get invited for an interview get in touch with a good solicitor. when you get to the police station the police / detective has to make full disclosure to the solicitor. if they ask you any questions it is usually in your best interest to say no comment. the police are aiming to convict you anything you say can be used against you in court. the detective will try and trip you up and squeeze you into a story which you later cannot change without looking like a liar.

  • @daviddukes9392
    @daviddukes9392 8 месяцев назад +5

    Remember if you do turn up to a police interview voluntary saying no comment for every single thing including when they ask your name I did a four hour no common interview I was released and I didn't have a solicitor with me

    • @ianhill4585
      @ianhill4585 8 месяцев назад

      You can do the same "no comment" at an arrested interview, and you've made the lazy oiks work for that interview....

    • @mrnobody4771
      @mrnobody4771 Месяц назад

      @@ianhill4585 Only go no comment if you're instructed to do so by your solicitor. Inference can be a bitch in court. The old "if you refuse to answer questions which you later rely on in court" etc.

  • @baldrick574
    @baldrick574 8 месяцев назад +7

    Halfway through the voluntary chat you may be given a formal caution.

    • @Honda_Hooligan
      @Honda_Hooligan 7 месяцев назад +1

      Nope. To be eligible for a formal caution you have to admit the offence for which you're being investigated.

    • @mrnobody4771
      @mrnobody4771 Месяц назад

      @@Honda_Hooligan I think by formal caution the OP means "you do to have to say anything etc". Which you would probably be given anyway seeing as they can't interview you without it.

  • @trevorb5978
    @trevorb5978 4 дня назад +1

    You are entitled to a duty solicitor free of charge. I went to a voluntary interview which turned out to be regarding a false allegation. The police interviewer was clearly all about securing a conviction. Even though I had a cast iron defence with dozens of witnesses the fact that I had been interviewed remained on record and ruined my career

  • @johnmckown1267
    @johnmckown1267 2 месяца назад +2

    As my sargent once advised me: never volunteer. Especially with cops who can legally lie to you (we have evidence ...) but you can't lie to them.

  • @MENSA.lady2
    @MENSA.lady2 9 месяцев назад +7

    It's voluntary so decline. It cannot be to your advanage.

  • @Murfie-qe3pp
    @Murfie-qe3pp 4 дня назад +1

    A voluntary police interview is an invitation to come to the station and incriminate yourself.

  • @jonahtwhale1779
    @jonahtwhale1779 4 дня назад +1

    Never talk to the police.
    They will use what you say against you , never for you, only against.
    They don't care who they catch, as long as they have their arrest quota and headlines.
    No comment is your only answer until you have spoken to a legal advisor.

  • @andrewdaley5480
    @andrewdaley5480 Год назад +10

    Refuse it let them arrest you and and get a solicitor say nothing apart from giving your details to the desk Sargent. 🇬🇧👍

    • @petercdowney
      @petercdowney 10 месяцев назад +2

      You should be allowed access to a solicitor for a voluntary interview anyway. If the police don't let you speak to a solicitor before any interview, then the whole interview is inadmissible as evidence in court.

    • @andrewdaley5480
      @andrewdaley5480 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@petercdowney you are allowed a solicitor. 🇬🇧

    • @edennis8578
      @edennis8578 9 месяцев назад

      ​@@petercdowneyYou should get a lawyer before any interview. Never show up without one.

    • @petercdowney
      @petercdowney 9 месяцев назад

      @@edennis8578 Indeed. The police have to allow you to speak to a solicitor, otherwise the interview is inadmissible as evidence.

    • @mrnobody4771
      @mrnobody4771 Месяц назад

      @@petercdowney Only if you have asked for a solicitor and they don't get you one. Often the filth will "forget" to let you know you're entitled to one for free, or make it difficult for you to know that. They use terms like "It's only going to be a quick 5 min chat then you'll be on your way" to make it sound like it's nothing serious. If you don't ASK for a solicitor then the interview can go ahead without one and is just as admissible as if you had one present.

  • @IBIZABIKE
    @IBIZABIKE 5 месяцев назад +3

    don't volunteer or help the police with anything they are not your friend

  • @Trevor_Austin
    @Trevor_Austin 6 дней назад +1

    In years past I would have gone. Not now. I no longer trust the police or the legal system. So the answer is simple - tell Plod to do one. It will be a fishing expedition and you are the quarry. If they want to speak to you force them to arrest you. Then you speak under caution with a solicitor.

  • @JimiJo
    @JimiJo 24 дня назад +3

    How much does it cost to have a solicitor present? I was represented in court 2003 the cost was £89 when I needed representation in court in 2019 it was going to be £2200!

  • @thememe986
    @thememe986 Месяц назад +2

    Don't go and if they press the issue tell them you want an attorney 😂

  • @daviddukes9392
    @daviddukes9392 8 месяцев назад +3

    As it's voluntary I would have no intentions of going

  • @fraserm803
    @fraserm803 10 дней назад +1

    If you get invited for a voluntary interview just agree and arrange a time and place.....then dont turn up.
    Waste their time,dont do their job for them.

  • @Ubique2927
    @Ubique2927 8 месяцев назад +3

    Go with a solicitor and make sure they advise you your rights.

  • @michaeldemetriou1399
    @michaeldemetriou1399 8 месяцев назад +2

    Always go if you are a witness. I went as a witness they had nothing prepared the cop told me because nobody ever turns up.
    Good thing I did the victim told the police a pack of lies to get the other guy in trouble.

  • @paulhiggins9492
    @paulhiggins9492 7 месяцев назад +3

    Remember you don’t have to go, if they arrest you unlawfully, they get a real bollicking and worse.

    • @mrnobody4771
      @mrnobody4771 Месяц назад

      If they suspect you of a crime and invite you in and you don't go, they may arrest you. If the grounds for that suspicion are sufficient then the arrest will be 100% lawful.

  • @kimbardgett1664
    @kimbardgett1664 7 месяцев назад +2

    Exactly get a solicitor and dont go there without them ever .

  • @tomlongland1469
    @tomlongland1469 9 месяцев назад +6

    Decline.

  • @xfire7
    @xfire7 14 дней назад +1

    Let them arrest you , then they read you your rights and then you have the right to stay silent, and do so !

  • @cervelo9465
    @cervelo9465 День назад

    1. The clue is in the name - Voluntary. You don't have to go.
    2. Never talk to the police (they will happily allow you to incriminate yourself)
    3. You require professional legal representation.
    4. Do not break the law in the first instance.
    Writing from Countryside, Wales, UK

  • @user-xs1yx9tc9m
    @user-xs1yx9tc9m 11 дней назад +1

    The last one that i went to was very interesting. I thought they were going to ask me questions that i would find difficult to answer, but they asked me about things, and in a way, that was not only easy for me to answer but revealed their weaknesses. They were very poor at interrogation (maybe because the people they usually interview stupid people), their knowledge of law was very basic and their general knowledge about every day life was lacking too, as if they don't get about much and meet people.

  • @britishtechguru
    @britishtechguru 10 часов назад

    Document their request and decline it unless they pay for your time and your lawyer's time.

  • @geoffwright9570
    @geoffwright9570 10 месяцев назад +3

    Apologize and say you have a prior engagement and your not available until they give a reason why they want to see you. Then go to your prior engagement.

    • @ianhill4585
      @ianhill4585 8 месяцев назад +1

      Don't have to make excuses about prior arrangements, tell them you're not attending the voluntary interview, no fuss no muss, they'll witter, 'better for you too," blah blah, just keep saying" not attending,not attending", they arrest you,or they leave, that's it.......

  • @Bufford2024
    @Bufford2024 11 дней назад +1

    Do not talk, go or participate, it is a stich up.

  • @adrianlane4256
    @adrianlane4256 День назад

    I think I would put forward that either they can come to a space I control and am comfortable in, or a neutral venue, then arrange a mutually agreeable future date that takes ages to agree upon. I would also insist that due to my being very hard of hearing and tinnitus, that all discussions are done by text so that will give me a full record of everything said. Then of course each appointment would be cancelled at the last minute due to issues.
    This might sound like me being awkward, but having had the Police use the system in order to kill an issue about a crime I witnessed that they didn’t really want to put time into as it was awkward, then whats good for the goose

  • @Tommi-C
    @Tommi-C 6 месяцев назад +3

    I would say just arrest me then. If you have something on me on you go.

  • @stan-mk8je
    @stan-mk8je 9 месяцев назад +3

    Don t go and if arrest only reply with two words....NO COMMENT. foxtrot oscar is optional

  • @peterweston1356
    @peterweston1356 4 дня назад

    What does she mean’just as serious’ that doesn’t mean anything really, does it. I would hope the police treat all their work seriously

  • @user-he5so4gz4r
    @user-he5so4gz4r 13 дней назад +1

    Same as when they pull you over, they'll ask you, " do you know why I've pulled you over sir?" Don't say a word to incriminate yourself, they're waiting for you to entrap yourself, plead ignorance.

    • @AJ-qn6gd
      @AJ-qn6gd 10 дней назад +1

      That’s a trick question if you don’t know then you weren’t paying attention to your driving so will get done for driving without due care and attention, if you say I was only speeding a bit (for instance) then you get done for that ! Just ask what the problem is and how can I help.

  • @alexblue6991
    @alexblue6991 8 месяцев назад +3

    A friend of mine from the boxing club went for a friendly interview as soon as he turned up it was arms up the back not so friendly

  • @richardburns5925
    @richardburns5925 10 месяцев назад +6

    It's exactly the same as a normal arrest and interview, other than you are allowed to go under your own steam. Although it's pretty much soon as possible.
    Try saying "ok, I'll pop in sometime over the next year" or "I'll try n find time"
    Say you'll go then don't bother?
    They'll come n get you or just put a stop on any vehicles in your name 👍

    • @edennis8578
      @edennis8578 9 месяцев назад +5

      What you should do is get legal representation as soon as the police request an interview. Then if you go, take him or her with you. Talking to the police is always risky. Talking to the police without a lawyer is self destructive.

    • @deboraboylen7132
      @deboraboylen7132 9 месяцев назад +1

      Tell them to pound salt. NEVER TRUST THE COPS

    • @deboraboylen7132
      @deboraboylen7132 9 месяцев назад

      ​@@edennis8578 without a warrant in hand NEVER TRUST THE COPS

  • @zchannel5973
    @zchannel5973 15 часов назад

    I've got a better idea. Never call a lawyer and if I got an invite i wouldn't answer the invite and if I get arrested I don't answer any questions but answer a question with a question. That stuffs them every time.

  • @graemepaterson9867
    @graemepaterson9867 Год назад +23

    Never help the police .

  • @GoTellTheSpartans24
    @GoTellTheSpartans24 6 дней назад +1

    That was just an advert

  • @David-th2ug
    @David-th2ug 3 дня назад

    So it's not really voluntary, just saves them the expense of sending a car out for you.

  • @cervelo9465
    @cervelo9465 День назад

    Two Tier Keir. It is also Two Teir Police, and Two Teir Legal System.

  • @DemiurgeRulesOK
    @DemiurgeRulesOK 8 месяцев назад +1

    Sure, interviews conducted by the police in relation to "new cops" recruitment processes are said to make attendees feel a little nervous. And (of course) they need to be conducted in a relatively serious manner.
    But just why an invited police job applicant would also need to bring his or her lawyer along to an interview has me curious.
    Is this so that the recruiter can better assess the demeanour of the recruit in a confrontational situation by having the recruiting sergeant play "bad cop" whilst the lawyer plays "good cop"?
    And do the police foot the bill for the lawyer's time during such interviews?

  • @stephenB-yq9kw
    @stephenB-yq9kw 10 месяцев назад +3

    Tell them to get stuffed

  • @joebloggs2862
    @joebloggs2862 19 минут назад

    Just ignore them , they not on your side ,they are our enemie.

  • @adecirkett5351
    @adecirkett5351 8 месяцев назад +1

    Remember the answer to every question other than name and address is "No Comment"

  • @dennisbailey6067
    @dennisbailey6067 Год назад +2

    You advise to go.But,then you say the person can decide not to stay? Not say anything?Won't they say it is not co- operating?Is this the same as not attending?Not clear on the whole picture.Would it be better to let them arrest,then sue in civil court for damaged?

    • @mrnobody4771
      @mrnobody4771 Месяц назад

      You do not have to cooperate with the police. You do not have to help them with their investigation. You don't work for them so why do their job for them. You always have the right to leave a voluntary interview but then you run the risk of arrest. Remember the golden rule. Always have a solicitor present and say NOTHING until one arrives. NOTHING AT ALL. Regarding suing for unlawful arrest, you could do but if they arrest you because they suspect you of a crime chances are the "grounds" for that arrest would be 100% lawful.

  • @HumanityWillPrevail
    @HumanityWillPrevail 5 месяцев назад +2

    1. NEVER attend a voluntary interview. If the police suspect that you have committed a crime and they have sufficient evidence that they can arrest you, they will arrest you. If they haven't got enough evidence, they will invite you to attend a voluntary interview in the hope that you will say something to incriminate yourself with. And then they will arrest you.
    2. NEVER talk to the Police without a Solicitor present. If you do get "invited for an interview", get a Solicitor lined up. You will need one if the cops do choose arrest you.
    3. You are NOT obliged to assist the Police in an investigation, especially if they are investigating YOU.
    4. You are NOT obliged to say anything whether under caution or not*. So don't. If you do not say anything you can't incriminate yourself.
    (*S164/165 RTA being the exception when you must provide your licence and possibly state your DOB/Name & address & insurance)

    • @rob8493
      @rob8493 5 месяцев назад

      5. Please do not listen to Humanity Will Prevail as he is talking absolute rubbish.
      It is nothing to do with the amount of evidence as to whether you are arrested or asked in for a voluntary interview. It’s to do with whether they need to make the arrest for reasons stipulated in code G of PACE.
      They may need to make an arrest as their is a significant threat, harm, risk to the situation or they may need to make an arrest in order to carry out parts of the investigation that they can’t do unless you are under arrest. IE search your house or take intimate samples from you etc. all the things that cant be done unless you are under arrest.

    • @mrnobody4771
      @mrnobody4771 Месяц назад

      Best advice ever! Although with number 4 you do run the risk of adverse inference. But any good legal team would get around that.

  • @sbkenn1
    @sbkenn1 8 месяцев назад +1

    Never talk to the police without a witness.
    Invitation, no.

  • @SurreyAlan
    @SurreyAlan 8 месяцев назад +1

    No comment all the way. Unless you are very precise with language. If you say the same thing slightly differently then that becomes an inconsistency, what you do say can lead them on to other areas. Applies even if you are totally innocent. The may harm your defence caution is a nonsense, if you have a valid defence then not presenting it till trial doesn't make it invalid. Don't play your hand till they've presented theirs.

  • @MuzixMaker
    @MuzixMaker 5 часов назад

    Will they have refreshments? Live music?

  • @dalogan7290
    @dalogan7290 День назад

    Go for the free donuts, and invoke your right to remain silent. Or just don’t even go if you aren’t into free sugar.

  • @czos9239
    @czos9239 7 месяцев назад +1

    "I'm good, but thanks for the offer. Gonna stay in and watch _The Shield,_ a show about dirty cops. BY-YE!"

  • @lint8391
    @lint8391 8 месяцев назад +2

    Terrible advice from Churchers. If invited to a voluntary interview: don't go. Simple as. Don't talk to the police, as per the famous youtube video on this.

  • @jonahtwhale1779
    @jonahtwhale1779 4 дня назад

    Report them for causing anxiety and distress!
    Hate speech should cover it!

  • @christineayres7199
    @christineayres7199 7 месяцев назад

    I had this once and luckily I'm smart, I took my solicitor with me as it was serious and I was read my rights by the interviewing officer but luckily after 6 months investing Me the charges were dropped, if I didn't bring my solicitor with me who was a trainee solicitor I would have been in trouble, always get a trainee solicitor as they are young sharp minded and keen to impress and did not cost me a penny as I got legal aid.

    • @mrnobody4771
      @mrnobody4771 Месяц назад +1

      Im currently RUI for 6 YEARS

    • @christineayres7199
      @christineayres7199 Месяц назад

      @@mrnobody4771 excellent 👌

    • @mrnobody4771
      @mrnobody4771 Месяц назад +1

      @@christineayres7199 Not really. The immense mental health strain that a defendant is under being RUI for that long is enough to break you alone. And then the courts not even taking that into consideration if/when you may/may not be charged is in my eyes criminal.

    • @christineayres7199
      @christineayres7199 Месяц назад

      @@mrnobody4771 Ah you'll be alright, no prison spaces left in the UK and it's an open air prison anyway nowadays

  • @stephengrocott6938
    @stephengrocott6938 Месяц назад +1

    They will arrest you first then interview you

  • @BorisVladimir
    @BorisVladimir 8 месяцев назад

    you respond: "I am not a volunteer, if you want my services i require a cash pre-payment of £10 000 " slavery is abolished, but voluntary slavery is in full force

  • @andy.m265
    @andy.m265 8 месяцев назад +2

    Just go, but make sure you take a large selection box of Krispy kremes !

  • @walkabout16
    @walkabout16 8 месяцев назад +3

    In the hush of uncertainty, a letter arrives,
    A call to the station, where truth survives.
    Sarah, a guide in the Criminal Defence Team,
    Navigates the shadows, turns the unseen.
    "I've been invited," a whisper in the air,
    A dance with questions, a burdensome affair.
    Churchers Solicitors, a beacon so bright,
    In the legal labyrinth, where worries take flight.
    Sarah's advice, a poetic refrain,
    In the face of the law, calms the worried brain.
    Voluntary interview, a path to tread,
    With Churchers at your side, no need for dread.
    Gather your thoughts, like autumn leaves fall,
    In the solicitor's care, stand tall.
    Prepare, oh prepare, for the questioning hour,
    In the echo of guidance, find your power.
    At the police station, where shadows loom,
    Churchers Solicitors, dispelling the gloom.
    Legal allies, in the tempest's swirl,
    Sarah's wisdom, a comforting pearl.
    In the room of inquiry, where echoes resound,
    Speak truth, speak wisely, let no secrets be found.
    Churchers Solicitors, like guardians stand,
    Defenders of justice, a reassuring hand.
    Sarah, a presence, a legal muse,
    In the face of uncertainty, no need to lose.
    Voluntary interview, a step to face,
    With Churchers by your side, in grace.
    So, heed the counsel, as the interview draws near,
    Churchers Solicitors, erasing the fear.
    In the realm of justice, let confidence brew,
    For with Sarah's guidance, you'll navigate through.

    • @AVMamfortas
      @AVMamfortas 8 месяцев назад +1

      And get the 'costs' incurred.

    • @AVMamfortas
      @AVMamfortas 8 месяцев назад +1

      And get the 'costs' incurred.

  • @grahamdrew1069
    @grahamdrew1069 3 дня назад

    I would go...identify myself...give a no comment to all questions except identity and after 24hrs they would have release me if they have no evidence...then consult a solicitor....remember whatever they say no comment....they have to have evidence to proceed

  • @stephendrummer1542
    @stephendrummer1542 Месяц назад

    Never ever do this, let them get a supeona , or warrant, you get your lawyer in front of it otherwise you will be screwed and it won’t be pleasant.

  • @FLY2KO
    @FLY2KO 7 месяцев назад +1

    I'm not watching the video, but the answer is: you say no thanks period...