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====== COVID19 ADVICE ====== | ====== COVID19 ADVICE ====== | ||
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+ | From 2nd April there is a National Protocol for police station attendances. You can read it in full here: | ||
+ | [[https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/support-services/advice/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-interview-protocol/]] | ||
The impact of the corona virus is being felt across the globe. In the UK the Prime Minister has on medical advice asked us all to work from home. However court hearings and police station interviews will continue. The Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland QC has said, 'Our Crown and magistrates courts provide a vital public service and until instructed otherwise, we expect all lawyers, magistrates, jurors, witnesses, defendants and court staff to continue to attend court as required, so the interests of justice can be served.' | The impact of the corona virus is being felt across the globe. In the UK the Prime Minister has on medical advice asked us all to work from home. However court hearings and police station interviews will continue. The Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland QC has said, 'Our Crown and magistrates courts provide a vital public service and until instructed otherwise, we expect all lawyers, magistrates, jurors, witnesses, defendants and court staff to continue to attend court as required, so the interests of justice can be served.' | ||