Investigations conducted by a constable in relation to both suspects and volunteers
Investigations conducted by a constable
1Eg police, HM Revenue and Customs; National Crime Agency. in relation to both suspects and volunteers
2SCC B.9.Advice and assistance
2.10If there is no attendance at a police station or at a place where a constable is present then claims may be made on forms CRM1 and CRM2 as set out at para 2.5 above. However, once such a police -station attendance is made, the advice and assistance claim becomes part of the police station claim (SCC B9.80–9.81) and the following rules apply.
Claims
•2.11No means test applies to the work at the police station If a client is not eligible for free advice and assistance, private client fees may be claimed for that element of the work, with the attendances in connection with the police station claimed from the legal aid fund (SCC A8.50).
•Claim on Form CRM6.
•Guidance on completion of the form is at appendix C.
•A list of all police station and scheme references appears at appendix D.
•Attendance need not be at a police station provided that a con-stable is present This position is dealt with by Sch 4 para 2(6) of the Remuneration Regulations 2013
3As amended by the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 SI No 1369. which provides that:
(6)… where the place of attendance is not a Police Station, the place of attendance is deemed to be–
(a)where an interviewing Constable is present–
(i)if the interviewing Constable is normally based at a Police Station, that Police Station, or(ii)in any other case, the Police Station nearest to the location of the interview, or
(7)where a Services Person is assisting with an investigation by Services Police, the Police Station nearest to the location of the interview.
Use the police station code for the relevant area.
Claim codes
2.12Use the codes in the following table.
Code | Description |
INVB | Police station: telephone advice only. |
INVC | Police station: attendance. |
INVD | Police station: attendance (armed forces). |
INVE | Warrant of further detention (including Terrorism Act 2000, advice and assistance and other police station advice where given). This would appear to be the appropriate code for applications at court to vary pre-charge bail conditions. |
INVF | Warrant of further detention (armed forces) (including Terrorism Act 2000, advice and assistance and other police station advice where given). |
INVG | Duty solicitor standby (now redundant). |
INVH | Police station: post-charge attendance – breach of bail/arrest on warrant. |
INVI | Police station: post-charge attendance – post-charge identification procedure/recharge/referral back for caution, reprimand, warning. |
INVJ | Immigration matter. |
Outcome codes
2.13
Code | Description |
CN01 | No further instructions |
CN02 | Change of solicitor |
CN03 | Client not a suspect |
CN04 | No further action |
CN05 | Simple caution, reprimand, warning |
CN06 | Charge, summons or reported for summons |
CN07 | Conditional caution |
CN08 | Fixed penalty notice |
Explanations for these codes appear in appendix C.