Police accuse me of an offence under Paragraph 68 of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, and want me to attend a police station voluntarily for an interview under caution.

It is an offence to interfere with controlled goods without lawful excuse,^[1] or intentionally obstruct an enforcement agent in execution of duty.^[2]

If the police ask you to voluntarily attend a police station for an interview under caution, it means a bailiff has made a complaint against you, but the director of public prosecutions has told the police there is insufficient evidence to charge you.

Asking you to attend a police station voluntarily is an effort to see if you make a confession or admit the offence.

You may attend the interview voluntarily, and you may accept the duty solicitor and legal aid, if it is offered, but you must do the following.

The interview will start with a reading out of the statutory caution - You don't have to say anything but it may harm your defence if you fail to mention when questioned something you later rely on in court. You will then be asked to say your name and address.

After you have given your name and address, and after the first question has been put to you, you must say the following:

I require a copy of all witness statements and evidence you intend to rely upon so I can get advice in relation to the information, and I will make a witness statement in due course. Meanwhile, this will be a no-comment interview.

If the interviewer continues to put further questions, you must reply with the words.

No Comment

Before the interviewer stops the tape, you must say the following.

I admit to nothing in this interview.

After the tape is switched off, do not be caught out answering questions, because you might still be under caution.

If the police refuse to give you the information, you must reply to all questions with No comment

If the police only agree to give the information to the duty solicitor, and not to you personally, you must continue to answer all further questions with No comment.

You must have personal possession of all evidence, body-cam recordings and witness statements so you can get specialist advice on the information before you agree to another police interview or make a witness statement.

The police will treat you with a lot more respect.

When the information has been examined, there may be grounds to prove the enforcement invalid,^[3] or whether a police officer commits an offence.^[4]

^{[1] Paragraph 68(2) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[2] Paragraph 68(1) of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[3] See Enforcement Compliance Check
[4] Section 26 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015}