Scottish Process for Device Checking?
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Does anyone know the process in Scotland?
Devices were check in our house and one taken away. OH was then charged but RUI at court.
OIC told us report had been sent to PF but a solicitor has also mentioned about devices being checked.
I thought we were waiting on device being checked further but now I'm not sure if it's just waiting on PF deciding on charges.
I wondered if anyone knows the process in Scotland.
Devices were check in our house and one taken away. OH was then charged but RUI at court.
OIC told us report had been sent to PF but a solicitor has also mentioned about devices being checked.
I thought we were waiting on device being checked further but now I'm not sure if it's just waiting on PF deciding on charges.
I wondered if anyone knows the process in Scotland.
I am Scotland knock on the Thursday, november devices checked in the house oh phone taken away returned the next day friday and arrested with what was found, oh was remanded for his mental health over the weekend court on the Monday released on bail first court appearance was the February, we wanted an independant cyber expert so took until following January until sentence, would have been over much quicker if we went a straight guilty but there was a lot of mitigating factors, oh was 5 images in a link of numbers
I am in Scotland. Arrested in April, released under investigative liberation (28 Day bail), then afterwards released under investigation until July. Charged by police in July.
Devices were checked from April until June then charged in July. August in court and PF charged him officially. Charges were different from the police charges (police charges fell away).
April plead guilty, sentenced in May.
I had a DC that I contacted weekly for updates. Not that it was all that useful as it was always the response of devices are in a queue and didn't know what the timescale was x
Devices were checked from April until June then charged in July. August in court and PF charged him officially. Charges were different from the police charges (police charges fell away).
April plead guilty, sentenced in May.
I had a DC that I contacted weekly for updates. Not that it was all that useful as it was always the response of devices are in a queue and didn't know what the timescale was x
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Arrest July 22. Charged March 23 and sentenced April 23.
He was sent to prison and I had to chase the solicitor and PF to get devices back as my laptop and digital camera were taken.
He was sent to prison and I had to chase the solicitor and PF to get devices back as my laptop and digital camera were taken.
Sorry I'm not sure if I explained properly.
If the devices have been checked in the house and report has been sent to CPS do they still have to be checked again? Is this what we will be waiting for? Or will we just be waiting on CPS deciding of they will charge?
If the devices have been checked in the house and report has been sent to CPS do they still have to be checked again? Is this what we will be waiting for? Or will we just be waiting on CPS deciding of they will charge?
I believe that once it's with CPS the police have done their investigation. However CPS can ask for more information and the police will have to look into it again which will cause delays.
All devices were taken from the property - including mine. Didn't get them back till after sentencing. Was told at that point not all devices had been checked as they couldn't get into them. Only got them back by chasing the PF.
We had devices checked in our home the day of the knock, 2 were taken away, they were synced. Charges were made the same day and my OH was released on bail. About 10 months later after the devices were back from forensics, the charges changed from the day of the knock. Almost 2 years later we went to court. Timescale depends on your location and every area will be different.
A lot of forces now have the ability to check devices in your house, but its not a full forensic examination. It won't find everything.
So the devices might have to be checked again, but it depends how easy it is for them to find evidence. They only need one image in order to prosecute, so if they can find images straight away, they can decide to go to the CPS right away and charge.
But there is no consistency across police forces. Some will do that, others won't.
So the devices might have to be checked again, but it depends how easy it is for them to find evidence. They only need one image in order to prosecute, so if they can find images straight away, they can decide to go to the CPS right away and charge.
But there is no consistency across police forces. Some will do that, others won't.