PART 1ARREST AND CUSTODY
CHAPTER 1ARREST BY POLICE
Procedure following arrest
5Information to be given at police station
1
Subsections (2) and (3) apply when—
a
a person is in police custody having been arrested at a police station, or
b
a person is in police custody and has been taken to a police station in accordance with section 4.
2
The person must be informed as soon as reasonably practicable—
a
that the person is under no obligation to say anything, other than to give the information specified in section 34(4),
b
of any right the person has to have intimation sent and to have access to certain persons under—
i
section 38,
ii
section 40,
iii
section 43,
iv
section 44.
3
The person must be provided as soon as reasonably practicable with such information (verbally or in writing) as is necessary to satisfy the requirements of Articles 3 and 4 of Directive 2012/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the right to information in criminal proceedings.