Giving Statements
It may be used as evidence in court, so the police will ask you if there are any dates in the future when you are certain you will not be able to attend court, for example hospital appointments or long trips abroad. In most cases, the police officer will write an account of what you have said, which you will be asked to sign.
If the offence has just happened, officers can ask you to tour the nearby area with them to help identify the offender, or they may ask you to look at photographs to try and pick the offender out.
The police should give you a leaflet 'Giving a witness statement to the police – what happens next?' This explains the next steps and provides details of who to contact if you would like to know more about the case or the criminal justice process generally.