Detained persons may be questioned by the police. All police interviews must be tape or video recorded. Two copies of the recording is made, one a sealed master copy, the other a working copy, which can be checked by the suspect, lawyers, or police.
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Questioning must take place in interview rooms which have to be sufficiently heated and lit. The interviewee must not be made to stand.
Prior to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, suspects had the right to remain silent without it affecting their defence, but because guilty people were going free using the rule, it was changed so that the fact that they kept silent will also be considered in court.
The courts cannot allow statements which have been obtained as a result of oppression. Oppression includes torture, the use and or threat of violence and inhuman or degrading treatment.
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