questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues to regional police forces on allowing legal representatives access to the booking-in desk in police custody suites.
answerText: Police custody is governed by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) Codes of Practice which sets out the legal framework for the detention, treatment and questioning of persons by police ofﬁcers. Additionally, the operational management of cust...
heading: Police Custody: Legal Representation