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SQE2 Solicitors Qualifying Examination — VIP Practice Exam
SQE2 — The SQE2 is the second stage of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination administered by Kaplan on behalf of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in England and Wales; it comprises 16 skills-based oral and written assessments across five practice areas: Criminal Litigation, Dispute Resolution, Property Practice, Wills and Probate, and Business Law — this MCQ practice set mirrors the underlying knowledge and scenario analysis those assessments demand.
29
Questions
90m
Time Limit
75.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 29👑 VIP
You are a duty solicitor at the police station. Your client, Marcus, has been arrested on suspicion of robbery. The custody sergeant tells you that the interviewing officer wants to delay your client's right to consult you, citing a risk that other suspects will be tipped off. Under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and the Codes of Practice, which statement most accurately reflects the legal position? A. The police may delay access to a solicitor for up to 48 hours in any indictable offence if an officer of at least superintendent rank authorises it. B. Access to a solicitor can only be delayed where the offence is an indictable one, a superintendent (or above) authorises it, and the officer has reasonable grounds to believe consultation would lead to specified harm, such as alerting other suspects. C. A detainee in police custody has an absolute and immediate right to consult a solicitor that cannot be delayed for any reason once they have asked for one. D. The custody officer has sole discretion to delay access to a solicitor for up to 36 hours where the suspect is held for a serious arrestable offence.
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