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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

What happens if you are charged or brought into the police station on a warrant?

If you are charged, you might be allowed to leave or you might have to stay in a police cell and go to court on the next possible day.

If you are charged the police will want to take:

a DNA sample (they will gently swab the inside of your mouth with a cotton bud)

If you have been brought into the police station on a warrant, you may have to stay in a police cell and go to court on the next possible day.

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