What is the right to remain silent in the UK?
What is the right to remain silent in the UK? It is your right under UK law to remain silent or refuse to answer questions during a police interrogation, and throughout a temporary period of custody. However, it is important to know the right of the court to draw adverse inference applies to police interrogations.
Can police handcuff you without arresting UK?
In the UK, police officers have the power to use reasonable force to detain someone if they believe that person has committed a crime or is about to commit a crime. If they decide to use handcuffs, they are not required by law to explain their decision to the person being detained before putting on the handcuffs.