NOT THE POLICE — We are criminal solicitors
This is a private criminal defence solicitor website. We are NOT THE POLICE — not Kent Police or any police force. Do not use our telephone for police enquiries — we cannot help with those. For police assistance call 999 or 101.
If you need urgent police station representation for someone in current custody, or for a forthcoming police interview (including a booked voluntary interview) at a Kent station, you are in the right place.
Read what we do and do not do below. The solicitor telephone is at the bottom of this section — last, after the scope.
Who should you contact?
Emergency — life at risk
Call 999. This is the emergency services number — not a solicitor line.
Police assistance (non-emergency)
Call 101 for Kent Police / non-emergency police matters. We are not the police and cannot help with crime reports or switchboard transfers.
Independent solicitor — legal representation
Current Kent custody or a forthcoming / booked voluntary interview? Use the solicitor telephone at the bottom of this page, or jump to independent solicitor telephone.
Firm-to-firm agency / solicitor cover
Instructing as another firm for police station cover? See police station cover for solicitors.
What we do and do not do
Read this before you call. We are criminal solicitors — not Kent Police.
We do
- ✓Instruct for current Kent police custody
- ✓Attend a forthcoming / booked voluntary (VAI) interview at a Kent station
- ✓Take instructions from the detainee or immediate family (detainee must confirm)
- ✓Provide free Legal Aid advice where eligible
We do not
- ✗Handle police enquiries — we are NOT the police and we cannot help with crime reports, switchboard calls, or police contact requests
- ✗Transfer calls to police stations or custody suites
- ✗Give free advice after release, after a past interview, or general case updates by phone
- ✗Handle missing-person enquiries, friends calling on someone's behalf, or anything else out of scope
Do not use this number for police enquiries — we are NOT the police and we cannot help. Do not call for crime reports, switchboard transfers, free advice after release, after a past interview, or general case updates. For police assistance use 999 or 101.
Need the police? Call 999 (emergency) or 101 (non-emergency).
Independent solicitor telephone — legal representation enquiries only
NOT THE POLICE. Do not use this number for police enquiries — we cannot help.
Custody or forthcoming interview only. For police assistance use 999 or 101.
Solicitor telephone: 01732 247427Custody / forthcoming interview only — not for police enquiries (we cannot help)Text if unable to call: 07535 494446
Ask for Robert Cashman, Tuckers Duty Solicitor — The DSCC have our details
Who provides the legal service
If you contact us via this website, you are contacting Robert Cashman in his capacity as a solicitor at Tuckers Solicitors LLP (SRA ID: 127795). Any Legal Aid or private retainer is with Tuckers Solicitors LLP. This website is operated by Defence Legal Services Ltd t/a Police Station Agent and provides general information; it does not itself provide legal services.
We are NOT Kent Police or any police force. Instructions are accepted for people in police custody and scheduled voluntary (VAI) interviews at Kent stations — not general legal advice by telephone, and not free advice after release or after a past interview.
What to send when instructing police station cover
For criminal defence firms instructing freelance police station cover, include as much of the following as you have available:
- Client full name and date of birth
- Police station name and location
- Custody record number (if in custody)
- DSCC reference (if allocated)
- Interview date and time (voluntary interviews)
- Brief allegation / offence summary
- Investigating officer name or collar number (if known)
- Bail or RUI status (if known)
- Your firm name and contact details
Urgent custody: telephone is preferred. Email and forms are not suitable for immediate attendance requests.
Before You Submit
To help us respond quickly, please include the following information if available:
- •Station/custody suite
- •Interview time
- •Allegation
- •Call-back number
This form is not for:
- •Arrests from yesterday, days ago, or after someone has been released
- •Friends or non-family calling on someone's behalf
- •Missing-person enquiries — where are they? what happened to them?
- •General legal advice, welfare checks, or status updates
See our FAQ on immediate custody or interactive guide.
This contact form is suitable for non-urgent enquiries or scheduled police interviews.
If someone has been arrested or is currently in police custody, please telephone immediately rather than relying on email or this form.
Non-urgent enquiries and solicitor referrals
Email may be used for non-urgent enquiries, solicitor referrals, availability queries, or scheduled interviews. Messages are monitored regularly, but responses may not be immediate.
Email should not be used for urgent custody matters.
robertcashman@defencelegalservices.co.uk