The interviewing police officer may, when reporting to the CPS or their supervising officer, distort the content of the interview. They may misrepresent what you have said to such an extent so that it appears you have made a unequivocal confession – this is known as ‘verballing’.
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Verballing and off the record comments by police
When you are interviewed at the police station this should always be tape and or video recorded. Recording of interviews was introduced to protect against unfair and coercive interviews. Police Station Lawyers Recording of interviews has not however wholly removed the problem of coercion or unfair tactics by police officers during detention at the