What if 2nd interview.
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Just wondered if called for 2nd interview then do they give you a date or do you arrange the date?
We were told to carry on our lives as normal which is difficult especially it being my 16yr old son accused and how it's impacting his A levels. So to keep his mind off this we booked an holiday in August and also 2 days away to a concert in London.
I'm just worried what if they come back for 2nd interview (hoping not). Do you get a set date? Can you state you are not available? What?
I was reluctant in particular to book the concert but just wanted to put a smile on my sons face and give him some normality during this horrible period.
We were told to carry on our lives as normal which is difficult especially it being my 16yr old son accused and how it's impacting his A levels. So to keep his mind off this we booked an holiday in August and also 2 days away to a concert in London.
I'm just worried what if they come back for 2nd interview (hoping not). Do you get a set date? Can you state you are not available? What?
I was reluctant in particular to book the concert but just wanted to put a smile on my sons face and give him some normality during this horrible period.
From our experience, the date was negotiated between the OIC and our son's solicitor who consulted with our son for his agreement.
In fact it was the OIC who was diffcult to pin down and the actual interview wasn't until a few weeks after the request was made for our son to come in.
As it's voluntary the police act as though it's some kind of social arrangement but of course if you don't agree to a date or don't turn up they will rearrest you.
If you have a solicitor then you can let them know of dates you are unavailable on a 'just in case' basis. If not you could keep a phone handy during your times away so you can receive any calls should they come and not come home dreading you might have missed something and caused a problem. That's what I'd do anyway.
Go and enjoy those special treats, they will do you all good xx
In fact it was the OIC who was diffcult to pin down and the actual interview wasn't until a few weeks after the request was made for our son to come in.
As it's voluntary the police act as though it's some kind of social arrangement but of course if you don't agree to a date or don't turn up they will rearrest you.
If you have a solicitor then you can let them know of dates you are unavailable on a 'just in case' basis. If not you could keep a phone handy during your times away so you can receive any calls should they come and not come home dreading you might have missed something and caused a problem. That's what I'd do anyway.
Go and enjoy those special treats, they will do you all good xx
The OIC was very flexible for my ex's second interview - after a bit of back & forth they settled on a date he, she & the solicitor could do. She's been pretty useless otherwise was I was quite surprised.
Thank you. My son is really looking forward to what we've got planned and with this stress and impact on his A levels just want him to have something positive to look forward to.
I'm currently keeping from him fact I'm off with stress because of this and don't want to cause him more worry. It makes me laugh though because I'm ticking all the boxes for work and gone to occupational health, talking therapies (although can't tell them about this other than to say issues with my son), but only thing that's going to make life better is for this nightmare to be over and only people on here understand some of how I'm feeling. Its a group non of us wanted to br part of and especially not with a person whose a child themselves.
I'm currently keeping from him fact I'm off with stress because of this and don't want to cause him more worry. It makes me laugh though because I'm ticking all the boxes for work and gone to occupational health, talking therapies (although can't tell them about this other than to say issues with my son), but only thing that's going to make life better is for this nightmare to be over and only people on here understand some of how I'm feeling. Its a group non of us wanted to br part of and especially not with a person whose a child themselves.