Legal Advice - CID

sassy_one

Hi

Don't know if this is the place to post this but, how can you arrange an appointment to speak with a Police Officer from CID?
I've tried calling and I'm told by the control room I need to first speak to a uniformed officer, which I explained I wanted to speak directly with a officer in CID.
Without obviously giving any information away, I believe the information I have is too sensitive for normal officers and wish to speak personally to CID.

Any advice? Walk into a Police station and ask?

stclair

sassy-one wrote: »

Hi

Don't know if this is the place to post this but, how can you arrange an appointment to speak with a Police Officer from CID?
I've tried calling and I'm told by the control room I need to first speak to a uniformed officer, which I explained I wanted to speak directly with a officer in CID.
Without obviously giving any information away, I believe the information I have is too sensitive for normal officers and wish to speak personally to CID.

Any advice? Walk into a Police station and ask?

Just call the police on their non emergency number and ask to speak to someone in CID that covers your area. Which constabulary is it?

miduck

It is for a uniformed officer to decide who is best to deal with your complaint, not you. I suggest you give them an overview of the situation, and then they can signpost you to the relevant person.

stclair

miduck wrote: »

It is for a uniformed officer to decide who is best to deal with your complaint, not you. I suggest you give them an overview of the situation, and then they can signpost you to the relevant person.

I was thinking that but I was being polite

Tinks32

Even if you visit your local inquiry office you will still have to give some outline details to the civilians in order that they can get the right person to you. My Police force are brilliant (Bournemouth) and as I am in the neighbor hood watch i can get access to certain police officers in an instant, but normally i do have to leave a message for them to call me back. Visit your forces website as you can normally email a message, but if you think someone is in need of immediate help i advise you to dial 999. Also is is just the police that could help? Should social services be informed (maybe there are children involved, or a vulnerable person)?

harrybear_1988

Yep I have to agree with the general advice here - you will be lucky to get straight to a CID officer. They are few and far between not to mention hellishly busy. You will need to outline the issue to call taker or the desk staff and then, if not an emergency, be called back.

I spend an awful lot of time working directly alongside the Police dealing with serious sexual assaults, and it often takes me several attempts to actually get put through to someone in CID when I'm on shift for their poxy Police force!

Also my BIL is CID and I know that he wouldn't be able to take a direct report from someone who had not already logged a crime with the Police.

Worth remembering that the uniformed officers are not to be dismissed as too junior - they deal with the bulk of awful stuff before it is assigned to higher up officers. They've seen it, dealt with it and kept it confidential all too many times, whatever it is.

You will need to report the issue, note your crime/incident number given and wait for a call back I expect. If it's urgent then 999 it without hesitation.


Do hope it's nothing serious although the nature of the question suggests it is xxxx

go_cat

If you want to report a serious crime or have intelligence or information for CID ring crimestoppers who will direct it to the appropriate person.

Nicki

You might find that the uniformed officer taking the initial complaint is a lot more senior than the CID officer you got through to on the phone . Although sometimes the desk is manned by civilians, uniformed police who are on light duties also do this, and the one and only time I had to report a crime, the actual report was taken by an inspector in uniform and the crime investigated by a DC.

Some kinds of crime have units you can report directly to - child !!!!!! is one and I think also terrorism related stuff. Maybe google for the crime if you don't want to disclose it here and see whether there is a direct line. If not, there is no reason not to tell a uniformed police officer first - they are bound by the same rules of confidentiality as CID and also you have the same legal protections in relation to defamation.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

alternatively if you wish to remain under the radar is to call crime stoppers with your information and they will pass this info to the relevant departmant in your force area, they are the only organisation i think that has direct link to specialist units within the police force.

0800 555 111 http://www.crimestoppers-uk.org/

omnasia

You would be lucky to be able to walk into a police station, all the ones round here are closed.

Mojisola

If it's something about a police officer, could you write directly to one of the senior officers?