Written Question·Home Office·UIN 75304

Police Cautions

Tabled: 4 September 2025
Answered: 16 September 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has considered reviewing the standard police caution to include a reference to the potential impact of legal advice to remain silent on a defendant’s defence.

Answer

Sarah Jones
A review of the standard police caution is not being considered for the reasons set out in my earlier answer to written question UIN 73157.