Inside Police Custody 2 cannot read, and no provision for suspects to be given time to read the document, or to keep it in their possession during detention. When a detained person appears before a judge, the judge must verify that the required information has been given, and provide or complete the information where necessary. The research shows that information regarding rights is normally given in practice as required by the law. However, interviews with those who were, or who had been, detained shows that awareness of rights depends on the right concerned; they were generally aware of the right to a lawyer, but not necessarily of the right to legal aid or the right to silence. There is also concern that those for whom Italian is not their first language, and vulnerable suspects, do not understand the notification. Researchers found that sometimes the letter of rights was read to the suspect, but that they were not given a copy of it. Most of the suspects interviewed said that had been given oral notification of their rights, but a third of them said that they had not been given the letter of rights, and this was more likely if they were not Italian. 3.2.9 Poland Polish law provides for separate letters of rights for arrested persons and for suspects, which are attached to the report of arrest and the transcript of interrogation respectively. Arrested persons must also informed about the grounds for detention, and be provided with a copy of the letter of rights and the report of arrest. The letter of rights for suspects is much longer that letter of rights for arrested person, and the language is rather formal. Standard letters of rights are prepared by the Minister of Justice (who is also a Prosecutor General). 3.3 Information about the reasons for arrest/detention, and the suspected offence 3.3.1 Information about the reasons for arrest/detention Article 6(2) of the Directive requires member states to ensure that suspected or accused persons who are arrested or detained are informed of the reasons for their arrest or detention, including the criminal act they are suspected or accused of having committed. The Directive does not specify the time within which such information must be provided. However, Article 5(2) of the ECHR provides that information about the reasons for arrest must be provided promptly, and thus a promptness requirement should be read into Article 6(2) of the Directive. The law in all of the countries in the study requires information about the reason for arrest or detention to be provided, generally at the time of the arrest or detention, or immediately afterwards. In Romania, the criminal procedure code provides that a suspect must be informed of the reasons for arrest immediately after arrest, but arrest may take place some time after the initial detention. In most of the countries, the obligation is expressed in general terms, but in Spain, the law is explicit as to the information that must be provided: (a) the place, date and time of arrest; (b) the place, date and time of (suspected) commission of the offence; (c) the criminal act that has given rise to the arrest, with a brief summary of the facts, and 36