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Request
Does the force have a policy of preventing legal representatives from entering the custody suite front desk area in its police stations (the booking and charging area for suspects, where the custody sergeants are based)?
Response
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To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is not held by North Yorkshire Police.
North Yorkshire Police do not have any such policy. Further information can be found on the following link. Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (legislation.gov.uk)
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.