Suppose A is arrested on suspicion of an offence, e.g. of violence.
She is taken to the police station. She exercises her right to see a duty solicitor, and the duty solicitor sees her.
The solicitor advises her that the best way forward is to put her version of events in a written statement to the police.
What happens then? Does the solicitor need to prepare the written statement "on the hoof" in the police station? If yes, is the written statement a handwritten document? Otherwise, are facilities provided for it to be printed out?
Or is the suspect allowed to postpone the police interview until there is adequate time for her solicitor to prepare the written statement?
The relevant legislation seems to be PACE Act 1984 Code C, which makes mention of written statements, but does not answer the practical issue of timing.
I have tried to use LLMs, looked on YouTube, and looked through these slides, but the answer is not apparent.
One of the reasons I am particularly keen to understand this is because (I understand) there is no right to silence in English law, so the suspect's decision whether to speak at the police station takes on particular importance (contrast, e.g. Hong Kong, where there is the right to silence and the "safe" option is always to advise the suspect to give a no comment interview at the police station).
