Police being proactive for once

[Spacecadet]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/8225778.stm

Yet they still manage to completely f**k it up!

[George Parr]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/8225778.stm

Yet they still manage to completely f**k it up!

Poor old sod. Arrested for walking down the street The moral of the story here is never accept a Police caution if you believe yourself innocent.

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[cojak]

Poor old sod. Arrested for walking down the street The moral of the story here is never accept a Police caution if you believe yourself innocent.

Really? A number of questions spring to mind...

1) Can you do that? (I suppose you can if it goes onto your record...)

2) How do you reject a caution?

3) What happens after you reject the caution?

4) Has anyone here rejected a caution?

[George Parr]

Really? A number of questions spring to mind...

1) Can you do that? (I suppose you can if it goes onto your record...)

2) How do you reject a caution?

3) What happens after you reject the caution?

4) Has anyone here rejected a caution?

Yes you can refuse to accept the caution, the matter will then be referred to the courts. To clarify, I am talking about a formal Police Caution which is recorded on your criminal record, not an arrest caution when they say "You do not have to say anything but ... blah blah."

[cojak]

Yes you can refuse to accept the caution, the matter will then be referred to the courts. To clarify, I am talking about a formal Police Caution which is recorded on your criminal record, not an arrest caution when they say "You do not have to say anything but ... blah blah."

Yep, realise that. Do they have to take you to a police station to do that or do you have to reject a caution they make to you on the street?

How can you tell an unofficial caution from an official one?

[Moscow Mule]

Yep, realise that. Do they have to take you to a police station to do that or do you have to reject a caution they make to you on the street?

How can you tell an unofficial caution from an official one?

You get a police caution from the police station. You probably have to sign for it.

[minestrone]

Yes you can refuse to accept the caution, the matter will then be referred to the courts. To clarify, I am talking about a formal Police Caution which is recorded on your criminal record, not an arrest caution when they say "You do not have to say anything but ... blah blah."

A police caution will not go on your criminal history.

HTH

[cojak]

..but having accepted the caution means that you accepted that you were behaving in a way to warrant that caution.

[George Parr]

You get a police caution from the police station. You probably have to sign for it.

Yes, is is a formal procedure, you admit to the offence when you sign it. One more cleared up crime in the stats, everyone happy.

The troble is that people don't always realise that they are then 'criminals' and the offence will show on a CRB check so they won' get a shotgun certificate, ne permitted to work with children etc.

[cojak]

Hmm...

This website seems to offer good advice.

Don't think I'd sign anything if I didn't agree with it...

We strongly recommend that you:

1. make "no comment" to all questions
2. don't write a statement
3. don't sign a statement written by the police
4. don't sign any police book

...until you have seen a solicitor