CDS Direct: Flying in the face of the evidence

Bridges, Lee; Cape, Ed

Abstract

The product of a collaboration between Ed Cape and Lee Bridges (Professor of Law, Warwick University), this is a comprehensive analysis of the CDS (Criminal Defence Service) Direct policy. CDS Direct has significant implications for the right of a suspect arrested and detained by the police to consult a solicitor. The authors conclude that it undermines the statutory right to legal advice, is potentially in breach of Article 6 ECHR rights, and was introduced to cap legal aid expenditure.

• Other Type: Other
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2008
• Deposit Date: Jul 29, 2010
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 15, 2016
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: legal aid, legal advice, police station, CDS
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1017226
• Publisher URL: http://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/
• Contract Date: Nov 15, 2016