Arrest

Summary

Handpicked links to trusted information on your rights if arrested and your right to free legal representation at the police station.

Key information

• •Handpicked links to trusted information on your rights if arrested and your right to free legal representation at the police station.
• •GOV.UK Police powers of arrest Explains when a police officer can arrest you, the procedure for arrest and when reasonable force may be used. GOV.UK Being arrested - your rights If you’re arrested, you’ll usually be taken to a police station, held in custody in a cell and then questioned. Information about being charged, your rights on arrest, and what happens next. GOV.UK Police detention - notice of rights and entitlements Explains how long you may be required to stay in police detention, as well as your rights whilst detailed to ask for a solicitor, medical treatment, or items such as clothes or food. (Content applies in England and Wales only) LawStuff If you are arrested Explains the legal rights of minors (under 18) if they are arrested. Includes information on what to do if you are mistreated by the polices and what happens if you are charged. Ask the Police Custody - FAQs Links to FAQs about custody including whether you can find out if someone has been arrested and what happens to under 16 year olds if they are arrested. The Mix Know your rights when dealing with the police Tells you what happens next if you are arrested and what are your legal rights, such as getting legal advice. Fair Trials Arrested abroad - dos and don'ts Information and help for people arrested abroad, who may not speak the local language, have no idea of their rights and are far from home. Includes a link to a series of guides about criminal procedure and defence rights in a range of different countries. Information about what help Fair Trials can and cannot offer and straightforward and practical answers to the questions frequently asked by people arrested abroad and their friends and relatives.

Practical guidance

• •Handpicked links to trusted information on your rights if arrested and your right to free legal representation at the police station.
• •GOV.UK Police powers of arrest Explains when a police officer can arrest you, the procedure for arrest and when reasonable force may be used. GOV.UK Being arrested - your rights If you’re arrested, you’ll usually be taken to a police station, held in custody in a cell and then questioned. Information about being charged, your rights on arrest, and what happens next. GOV.UK Police detention - notice of rights and entitlements Explains how long you may be required to stay in police detention, as well as your rights whilst detailed to ask for a solicitor, medical treatment, or items such as clothes or food. (Content applies in England and Wales only) LawStuff If you are arrested Explains the legal rights of minors (under 18) if they are arrested. Includes information on what to do if you are mistreated by the polices and what happens if you are charged. Ask the Police Custody - FAQs Links to FAQs about custody including whether you can find out if someone has been arrested and what happens to under 16 year olds if they are arrested. The Mix Know your rights when dealing with the police Tells you what happens next if you are arrested and what are your legal rights, such as getting legal advice. Fair Trials Arrested abroad - dos and don'ts Information and help for people arrested abroad, who may not speak the local language, have no idea of their rights and are far from home. Includes a link to a series of guides about criminal procedure and defence rights in a range of different countries. Information about what help Fair Trials can and cannot offer and straightforward and practical answers to the questions frequently asked by people arrested abroad and their friends and relatives.
• •Source: [Arrest](https://www.advicenow.org.uk/get-help/police-and-crime/arrest)

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