Explore our video timeline to find out your rights and what to expect in police custody by clicking below.
Find out about voluntary interviews and what to expect during an interview by clicking below to access our video timeline.
A group of young people from Fight 4 Change’s Lambeth Young Advisers helped us to create these videos.
If arrested by the police, they wanted more information about what to expect, what their rights are, and who they can turn to for support.
The videos were funded by MOPAC and the University of Nottingham.
Search our complete list of publicly funded lawyers in England and Wales.
For a police interview you can get FREE legal advice from a lawyer who is INDEPENDENT of the police.
It is important to speak to a lawyer as soon as you know the police want to interview you.
Choose a lawyer from one of those listed.
Have you been asked by the police to act as an appropriate adult for a child or vulnerable adult? Click on the button below to watch a short animation which explains more about the role and what to expect.
Go to www.appropriateadult.org.uk/information/family for more information for people who have been asked to be an appropriate adult by the police, and to give us feedback on the video.
This video project was a partnership between Dr Miranda Bevan (funded by the London School of Economics and the Economic and Social Research Council) and the National appropriate adult Network.
This website arose out of research undertaken by Dr Vicky Kemp, University of Nottingham, and Dr Miranda Bevan, King’s College, London.
We would like to thank all the children and young people, police officers, appropriate adults, lawyers and other professionals and volunteers, who have taken part in our research and supported this work.
We are also grateful to all the organisations who have funded our research and helped to create the videos on this page.
The website is not affiliated with any government agency or law enforcement authority.
It is intended to provide general information about children's rights in police custody and does not consititute legal advice.