Police Interviews and Voluntary Interviews under Caution

The Police or an investigator want to interview you under caution

As a nurse, social worker, paramedic or other regulated professional, the police may want to investigate you about allegations made by your employer, patients or service users.

The police may leave a card at your address, or tell your relatives/family that they want to speak to you. 

The DWP or local authority may have written to you inviting you for an interview under caution, usually regarding a failure to declare income when claiming state benefits. Or the NHS Counter Fraud team want to interview you about time sheet fraud or working whilst on sick leave.

If the police or others want to interview you, you should be worried.  Your fitness to practise and professional status are at risk. 

Criminal allegations can lead to difficulties with DBS checks, problems with revalidation, fitness to practice proceedings by your regulator, and in some cases, criminal trials leading to convictions and sentences of imprisonment in the crown court.  

Say nothing to police or other investigators without taking proper legal advice.

Marc Walker is fully accredited (since 2004) to advise you in all interviews under caution. Send us a message or contact us via our contact form for a rapid response .

Case Study

We represented a client who was accused of rape by his ex-partner and mother of their child.

As a professional, it was critical for this client that matters did not progress to a court hearing, which would potentially cause serious damage to their reputation.

We attended with them during police interviews, advising them how to deal with all of the police questions.  We then advised and assisted them during the course of the subsequent investigation.

Dealing the officers leading the investigation relies on experience, a knowledge of how the police work and their motivations and targets.   Applying all of those things, our client was successfully released from extended police bail with a no further action decision.

Testimonial

"Great job and representation dealing with my criminal matters. Incredible support and communications throughout the 9 months bail period, resulting in the police taking no further action in relation to allegations of serious sexual assault. Brilliant achievement."

P.P. London, September 2015