• You should remain calm and courteous.
  • Request to contact your solicitor.
  • You should be allowed to speak to your solicitor unless the officer thinks it will unduly delay the examination
  • After 1 hour, you have the right to speak to a solicitor
  • You should record what has happened to you with a pen and paper including who you spoke to, which department they’re from, what you were asked and what your answers were.

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