Should we give PIN code to phone?
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I have just learnt from my son that he has given the police the PIN code to his phone. He was arrested for iioc at the beginning of the year and during his initial interview, he was told by the duty solicitor not to give his PIN code so he didn't. A couple of weeks ago, the cps refused to extend the police bail conditions so son is no longer under bail conditions. Then the police officer involved called my son's (private) solicitor to ask if he would supply the PIN codes to save the police having to get a court order. My son duly forwarded his PIN codes to the police. Does this sound normal to anyone?
My son was told the same by the duty solicitor but once we swapped solicitors he said it was just delaying the process by not giving the PIN. So we gave the officer in charge the pin.
My son gave the police his pin code during his arrest which meant the police could get on with their investigation.