United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 73157
Police Cautions
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29 August 2025
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8 September 2025 · Answer
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8 September 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the police caution in preventing defendants from withholding information during interviews and later relying on it in court.
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29 August 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the police caution in preventing defendants from withholding information during interviews and later relying on it in court.
Source: Commons
8 September 2025
Answer
When the police interview a suspect they must explain that they do not have to answer questions but there could be consequences if they do not by reading to them the police caution:“You do not have to say anything. But, it may harm your defence if you do ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-29/73157
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1829914
- uk · wq-1829914 · source updated 8 September 2025