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(1)This section applies to a person (“the suspect”) who—
(a)is detained under section 24;
(b)attends voluntarily at an office of Revenue and Customs or any other premises or place for the purpose of being questioned by [F2an officer of Revenue and Customs] on suspicion of having committed a Revenue and Customs offence; F3...
(c)is arrested (but not charged) by [F4an officer of Revenue and Customs] in connection with a Revenue and Customs offence and is being detained at an office of Revenue and Customs or any other premises or place for the purpose of being questioned by [F4an officer of Revenue and Customs] in connection with the offence.
[F5(d)attends voluntarily at a police station or any other premises or place for the purpose of being questioned by an immigration officer on suspicion of having committed an immigration offence or nationality offence; or
(e)is arrested (but not charged) by an immigration officer in connection with an immigration offence or nationality offence and is being detained at a police station or any other premises or place for the purpose of being questioned by an immigration officer in connection with the offence.]
(2)The suspect has the right to have intimation sent to a solicitor of any or all of the following—
(a)the fact of the suspect’s detention, voluntary attendance or arrest (as the case may be);
(b)the office of Revenue and Customs [F6, police station] or other premises or place at which the suspect is being detained or is attending; and
(c)that the solicitor’s professional assistance is required by the suspect.
(3)The suspect also has a right to a private consultation with a solicitor—
(a)before any questioning of the suspect by an officer begins; and
(b)at any other time during such questioning.
(4)Subsection (3) is subject to subsections (8) and (9).
(5)In subsection (3) “consultation” means consultation by such means as may be appropriate in the circumstances (and may include, for example, consultation by means of telephone).
(6)The suspect must be informed of the rights under subsections (2) and (3)—
(a)on arrival at the office of Revenue and Customs [F7, police station] or other premises or place;
(b)in the case where the suspect is detained under section 24 after such arrival, on the suspect’s detention; and
(c)in the case where the suspect is arrested as mentioned in subsection (1)(c) after such arrival, on arrest;
and it is immaterial in a case to which paragraph (b) or (c) applies whether or not the suspect has previously been informed of the rights.
(7)Where a suspect wishes to exercise the right to have intimation sent under subsection (2), the intimation must be sent by an officer—
(a)without delay; or
(b)if some delay is necessary in the interest of the investigation or the prevention of crime or the apprehension of offenders, with no more delay than is necessary.
(8)In exceptional circumstances, an officer may delay the suspect’s exercise of the right under subsection (3) on any occasion so far as it is necessary in the interest of the investigation or the prevention of crime or the apprehension of offenders that the questioning of the suspect by an officer begins or continues without the suspect having exercised that right on that occasion.
(9)Subsection (3) does not apply in relation to the questioning of the suspect by an officer for the purpose of obtaining the information mentioned in section 24(8A).]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 25A inserted (15.7.2011) by The Criminal Procedure (Legal Assistance, Detention and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1739), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 4 (with art. 2(4))
F2Words in s. 25A(1)(b) substituted (25.6.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 21 para. 47(2)(a)(i) (with Sch. 21 para. 40); S.I. 2013/1042, art. 4(l)
F3Word in s. 25A(1)(b) omitted (25.6.2013) by virtue of Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 21 para. 47(2)(a)(ii) (with Sch. 21 para. 40); S.I. 2013/1042, art. 4(l)
F4Words in s. 25A(1)(c) substituted (25.6.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 21 para. 47(2)(b) (with Sch. 21 paras. 40, 49(2)); S.I. 2013/1042, art. 4(l)
F5S. 25A(1)(d)(e) inserted (25.6.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 21 para. 47(2)(c) (with Sch. 21 para. 40); S.I. 2013/1042, art. 4(l)
F6Words in s. 25A(2)(b) inserted (25.6.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 21 para. 47(3) (with Sch. 21 para. 40); S.I. 2013/1042, art. 4(l)
F7Words in s. 25A(6)(a) inserted (25.6.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 21 para. 47(4) (with Sch. 21 para. 40); S.I. 2013/1042, art. 4(l)
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