North Manchester Police Station & Custody Suite Legal Representation
This is your Guide For Representation at North Manchester police Station by JD Spicer Zeb Solicitors.
Do you need a Solicitor at North Manchester Police Station in Greater Manchester? Are you or someone you know being held in a police station for questioning? Do not speak to North Manchester Police or Greater Manchester Police until you have spoken to us for Legal Advice!
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We have more than 45 years experience of representing clients at Police Stations. This is a Greater Manchester Police Station; we cover a wide range of criminal offences and investigations and if already on Pre Charge Bail at North Manchester Police Station or any other Police Station.
What is the Role of the Duty Solicitor at North Manchester Police Station?
If you haven’t arranged for a solicitor to attend your interview, you can request a duty solicitor through the duty solicitor scheme. The duty solicitor will attend North Manchester Police Station when the police are ready to interview you. They will provide you with essential legal advice, including:
- Information about the offences you are being questioned about
- Guidance on police station procedure
- Your rights during the interview and throughout the investigation
The duty solicitor ensures you are properly advised before you speak to the police, helping to protect your interests.
Do you have to pay for a Solicitor at North Manchester Police Station?
JD Spicer Zeb Solicitors can act for you for free on Legal Aid or privately on an enhanced basis where we can provide advance meetings same day and advice after your interview at the office/Zoom.
- You can insist on free solicitor under legal aid for attendance for an interview at North Manchester Police Station.
Or
- You can agree with us on a Private Basis for an Enhanced Private Service at North Manchester Police Station.
Can a Solicitor Contact the Police for You?
Yes, we can liaise directly with the police on your behalf, ensuring a smoother process. We will also review the case details (known as disclosure) and provide you with expert advice on the best course of action for your interview, which may include:
- No comment: Choosing to remain silent during the interview.
- Answering questions: Responding directly to police questions.
- Prepared statement: Giving a statement that outlines your defence or admission in a strategic manner, followed by answering “no comment” to further questions.
Our goal is to ensure that you are fully informed and supported throughout the process.
Read our free North Manchester Police Station advice guide.
North Manchester Police Station address: Central Park, Northampton Road, Manchester, M40 5BP
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Useful information for North Manchester Police Station:
- If you are attending North Manchester Police Station, you can park in the visitor’s car park for free.
Voluntary Police Interviews
If you are invited for a voluntary interview at North Manchester Police Station, keep the following in mind:
- It is still a formal interview under caution, and you have the right to legal representation throughout the process.
- While you are free to leave at any time, the police may decide to arrest you later if they believe further action is required.
At JD Spicer Zeb, we will attend your voluntary interview, ensuring we gather as much information as possible in advance to provide you with the best legal guidance.
What Happens If You're Arrested at North Manchester Police Station?
If arrested, the process typically involves:
- Being booked in by a custody officer
- A search and the confiscation of personal items (including mobile phones)
- Photographing and DNA sampling
- Being placed in a cell until your interview
We’ll attend the police station when the police are ready to interview you.
Why is Legal Representation Important?
Your police interview is crucial to the investigation and can significantly impact the outcome. It’s vital to have experienced legal advice before attending. JD Spicer Zeb Solicitors will obtain as much information (disclosure) as possible and guide you on the best approach for your case.
For further details, you can read our senior partner’s specialist article on whether to say “no comment” during your interview.
At JD Spicer Zeb, we can act for you under legal aid or on a Full Private basis at North Manchester Police Station. It is in your interest to be proactive if you are invited in for a police station interview. We can speak to you at our offices or remotely about the allegations before you set foot into North Manchester Police Station. We have experience of dealing with cases with almost all police forces in England & Wales. See our Reviews from satisfied clients. Do not just choose a firm because they are local to you, choose this firm based on its reputation, experience, and proven track record.
What type of cases do JD Spicer Zeb’s criminal law solicitors take on at North Manchester Station?
Our crime specialist solicitors represent you for criminal proceedings and offences of all varieties including and limited to:
- Drug offences including possession, supply, conspiracy, concern, production and cultivation
- Sexual Offences including assault, rape, breach of sexual harm prevention order, indecent image offences and offences involving minors
- Murder and Manslaughter
- Firearms & Knife Offences
- Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking
- Cyber Crime & Social Media Offences
- Dangerous Dogs Offences
- Assaults, including Common Assault up to Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH)
- Theft offences including Burglary and Robbery
- Fraud including Benefit Fraud and Serious Fraud
- Public Order Offences including Affray
- Driving Offences
- Youth Crime
- Terrorism
- Money Laundering
- Extradition
- Breach of Court Orders including Non-Molestation Orders and Restraining Orders
- Customs & Excise
- Kidnap & False Imprisonment
- Coerce and Control
- Strangulation
How do I get a solicitor for a Police interview at North Manchester Police Station?
For a free initial consultation, urgent specialist advice or immediate representation for North Manchester Police Station voluntary police interview or if arrested, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
You can contact our dedicated criminal defence lawyers in London, Birmingham or Manchester by telephone on:
- Brent & Camden London Office: 020 7624 7771
- Manchester Office: 0161 835 1638
- Birmingham Office: 0121 614 3333
- City of London: 0207 624 7771 - our senior Solicitors and Partners can meet by appointment in the City.
Or email: solicitors@jdspicer.co.uk
Alternatively, you can fill out our quick online enquiry form and we will get back to you quickly.
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How can we help?
Common questions
We always work with the most experienced and best leading UK barristers, KCs (Kings Counsel). We cover all criminal cases 24/7 at the police station and court. Offices in London, Birmingham, and Manchester cover cases across England and Wales. We can offer Legal Aid and affordable Private fee agreements. We can see you the same day, including virtually. Our Senior Partners supervise all of our cases.
How quickly do you respond?
We respond quickly even during out of hours. We do not get our work by paying for online adverts but based on the fact that few criminal law firms can match our 45 years of experience. Most of our cases are still from word-of-mouth recommendations from satisfied clients. We are called daily by dissatisfied clients from firms with less experience than us. We respond very quickly to new enquiries. We know what clients seek and so we update clients rapidly.
Can you get cases dropped?
Yes, read about the recent cases we've helped our clients with here.
We always keep you updated and give straightforward advice. We will get cases dropped early where the case is weak or should not be prosecuted. We will be upfront with you about where you can benefit from a good result with an early guilty plea, such as a discount on your sentence. As we work on cases across all levels with clients from all walks of life, we are excellent at giving clear, spot-on advice. As an established firm, we can allocate a whole team to your case often at short notice to secure evidence to minimise the damage to you.
Have you won any awards?
OUR PROFESSIONAL BODY THE LAW SOCIETY AWARDED US IN OCTOBER 2020 WITH THE EXCELLENCE IN CLIENT SERVICE AWARD AND STATED -
"JD Spicer Zeb demonstrated a clear commitment to client service through their work with vulnerable and diverse individuals in what can be severely traumatic circumstances".
Do you offer free consultations?
Where it is possible, we aim to provide an initial consultation to you. If we can speak to you, we can if required inform you about –
- Whether we can take the case on and our relevant experience.
- Public and private funding benefits.
- Assistance in applying for legal aid where we are likely to accept instructions.
- An outline of options in police interview only. We will not advise you on which option to adopt.
- Providing our free written guide explaining the police station process.
- The gravity of routine and day-to-day offences you face.
- Consequences of not attending the court or police station.
- Consequences of interfering with any witnesses.
- Retaining any evidence in support of your case.
- If possible an outline of the elements of the offence that the police or CPS must prove.
- This consultation will normally be by telephone or email and will only be for as long as we deem necessary to establish if we can act for you. If we cannot usefully give you any advice in this manner then we will not continue with the consultation. We will not discuss the case in depth for you to be able to decide on your plea or any significant aspect of the case, as this cannot be undertaken informally.
- Referring you, if possible, to other firms for matters out of our specialism or if we cannot help.
Consultations do not apply to the following cases –
- If we do not intend to take the case on.
- Road Traffic cases, drink driving, drug driving, driving bans, speeding, no insurance, mobile phone use, points etc.
- In all cases where we do not have the capacity to take your case or the availability of suitably qualified staff to provide an initial free consultation. This is applicable in all cases but especially where a more senior lawyer is required because of your personal needs or the complexity of the case.
- Harassment/stalking/ coercive behaviour/malicious communications or road traffic cases and most sensitive cases. These cases are often too complicated to assess in short consultations.
- The locations concerned may be too distant to represent you adequately or it may not be cost-effective for you or us.
- The case is too complicated to assess or raises various charges or facts, complexity, or history to be considered informally or in a short consultation.
- In most Legal aid transfers where legal aid is granted to another firm except in very grave cases, we may assess the case and merits for a transfer.
- If your relationship has broken down with your existing solicitor or several solicitors.
- If you have been released under investigation and have already had a police station attendance.
- If you hold legal aid with another firm and seek a second opinion.
- If you are calling on behalf of the client as a friend or family member unless you have full authority and full facts.
- To businesses.
- Advising whether you were given good advice by your other solicitor.
- Whether to decide to plead guilty or not guilty.
- Whether you have an arguable defence in law or factually complicated defences.
- Any advice you have had after your first court appearance.
- Any advice on appeal on conviction or sentence.
- If we feel we are unable to communicate with you.
- If we are likely to be conflicted or breach our professional rules.