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Letter of rights - your rights when you are in a police station: easy read

This letter for people held in police custody in Scotland, sets out their rights in straightforward language. This version was created in April 2023

Telling someone else you are at the police station

You have the right to have someone told you are at the police station.

The police will ask you who you would like them to call.

This could be someone in your family, your partner, your carer, your friend or another person you know.

You might not be allowed to speak to this person.

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