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(1) Police powers, MCQ question 1 - answer C MCQ question 2 - answer D …

- - - - Key issues from the custody record:
        
        Right to consult with a solicitor
        
        S.58 (right and delay)
        
        Right not to be held incommunicado
        
        S.56 (right and delay)
        
        Time limit on detention without charge and reviews
        
        S.41-44 (general rule, extensions and S.40)
      - Obtaining pre-interview disclosure:
        
        What offence has your client been arrested for?
        
        What are the elements of the offence and where could the evidence could come from?
        
        What do you need to know from the Officer in the Case to be able to advise on the evidence?
- - - - Blackstone's Criminal Practice 2026
        
        D1.52, D1.55, D1.67, D1.68
      - Feedback - Right to have someone notified/not to be held incommunicado
        
        Relevant section:S.56
        
        Application
        
        Stuart has this right, and his request has been noted in the CR at 00:17
        
        Delay noted in the CR at 00:34
        
        S.20 is an indictable offence
        
        The delay must be authorised by an officer of at least rank of inspector which is not apparent
        
        S.56(5)(b) - will lead to the alerting of other persons suspected of having committed such an offence but not yet arrested for it
- - - - Who can be an appropriate adult?
        
        Young detainee:
        
        Parent
        
        Guardian
        
        In this case of a young person looked after under the Children Act 1989:
        
        A representative of the care authority/voluntary organisation
        
        A social worker
        
        Failing these, any person aged 18 or over who is not a police officer/police employee
        
        Detainee who is mentally disordered or otherwise mentally viulnerable:
        
        Parent
        
        Guardian
        
        Relative
        
        Someone who has experience in dealing with such persons
        
        Must be 18 or over and must not be a police officer/police employee
      - Who cannot as an appropriate adult?
        
        A person cannot act as an appropriate adult if they are:
        
        Suspected of involvement in the offence
        -The victim
        -STOPPED AT SLIDE 21