Police Caution For Exposure

[Mike25]

I was at a wedding last night, couldn't get a taxi so decided to walk. Half an hour into my walk I had to pee. No where open at 3am so turned up a entry into a dark carpark. Whilst relieving myself, lights can on at the other end of the car park. PSNI! I tried to walk away but they stopped me. Took a photo of the crime and said I was exposing myself. I didn't get fined but they took my details and gave me a slip which I stupidly binned. I remember looking at the slip and they had spelt my surname wrong. I also remember them calling the station to get a RU number? But nobody picked up so the slip was incomplete and they got tired waiting. They told me that I wasn't getting a fine but the crime will be on my enhanced dbs for 12 months.
I was drunk so the details arent too clear in my head.
Can someone tell me what the slip was, was it a caution?
The slip didn't have this RU number they were trying to get, therefore is it invalid?
Lastly, my surname was spelt wrongly, will it show on a enhanced dbs?
Thanks in advance

[wolf63]

Canary
What was the eventual outcome?

[Peter Pedant]

thanks for that
it has certinly made me read up about DBS

was the wedding any good?

[Peter Pedant]

if it is sine die
without a day fixed for rehearing
then it floats on in the ether for ever....with no action

I am not surprised that you needed a crib

[1ozzy]

//especially since the charge was cycling the wrong way in a one way street//

Bet the culprit was back pedalling,,

[Peter Pedant]

it is surprisingly easy to get onto these lists - see above
and an absolute pain to get a review
( like first you have to apply for a review in court and the court may really say - no not today or no not ever )

[Peter Pedant]

The community protection notice is intended to deal with unreasonable, ongoing problems or nuisances which negatively affect the community's quality of life by targeting the person responsible (section 43(1)).

Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 ...

should anyone be interested

[Peter Pedant]

no I dont think it can have been one of those
( honestly dont throw away police notices)
as it fulfils none of the criteria
( repeated action)
([Joke: Mike might say: 'well I was possing about' hur hur hur]

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/12/part/4/chapter/1/crossheading/community-protection-notices/enacted

[Gromit]

Car parks tend to be private property, not public.
Just saying.

[barry1010]

That's true, Gromit, but truly public car parks (as opposed to private car parks that only allow certain people to enter and /or park) have a special status in the law
https://thedrivingsolicitor.co.uk/2019/03/11/road-or-other-public-place-where-do-driving-laws-apply/

[New Judge]

// The case before mine was a guy appearing for the second time because the first time they got his name wrong. They also got it wrong this time. //

How did that prevent the case proceeding? It's a simple matter to amend any details of the charge (including the name of the accused) in court on the day of the hearing (in fact, right up to the closure of the prosecution's case). Provided the Magistrates are satisfied that the person in the dock is the person the prosecution say he is, that's all that matters.

//Surely any decent magistrate would criticise the police and dismiss the case,...//

Magistrates do not have the power to "dismiss the case". Only the prosecutor can withdraw the matter (with the court's agreement). If the prosecutor insists on continuing, it must be heard.

Whoever got the defendant's name wrong it was not the Magistrates. They don't provide the details, they only hear the details that are put before them.