PART 1ARREST AND CUSTODY
CHAPTER 1ARREST BY POLICE
Procedure following arrest
3Information to be given on arrest
When a constable arrests a person (or as soon afterwards as is reasonably practicable), a constable must inform the person—
a
that the person is under arrest,
b
of the general nature of the offence in respect of which the person is arrested,
c
of the reason for the arrest,
d
that the person is under no obligation to say anything, other than to give the information specified in section 34(4), and
e
of the person’s right to have—
i
intimation sent to a solicitor under section 43, and
ii
access to a solicitor under section 44.