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Solicitors are refusing to attend police stations due to 'custody chaos'
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The modern custody suites do have very limited facilities for remote links but are usually used for interpreters at a central hub or virtual court. But it is frankly unworkable to do the pre interview disclosure/consultation and interview for every prisoner who wants a brief( assuming outside agencies could access) The queue for the interviews would be longer than the toilet roll queue at a supermarket.
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Anonanon
The modern custody suites do have very limited facilities for remote links but are usually used for interpreters at a central hub or virtual court. But it is frankly unworkable to do the pre interview disclosure/consultation and interview for every prisoner who wants a brief( assuming outside agencies could access) The queue for the interviews would be longer than the toilet roll queue at a supermarket.
