Full Description
Providing practical guidance on what remains the single most important statutory basis for police duties and powers in England and Wales - the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) 1984 and its Codes of Practice - this is an essential reference source which the busy police officer or legal practitioner cannot afford to be without.
The sixth edition has been fully updated and includes the latest versions of the Codes of Practice, including the amendments to Codes A, B, C, D, and H, and new Code I which came into force in 2023. It considers the impact of those revisions as well as new and important legislation; in particular, the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, which significantly affects the way in which bail decisions are made and implemented. The book is supplemented with updated worked case studies, many of which have been newly written for this edition, explaining how the Act and Codes apply in daily policing.
The book forms part of the Blackstone's Practical Policing Series. The series, aimed at all operational officers, consists of practical guides containing clear and detailed explanations of the relevant legislation and practice, accompanied by case studies, illustrative diagrams, and useful checklists.
Contents
1: Powers to Stop and Search: Part I
2: Powers of Entry, Search and Seizure: Part II
3: Arrest: Part III
4: Detention: Part IV
5: Treatment: Part V
6: Identification: Part V, Code D
7: Interviews: Part V, Codes C, E, and F
8: The Detention and Treatment of Vulnerable Suspects
9: Evidence: Part VIII
Appendices
1: Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
2: Code A: Revised Code of Practice for the Exercise by: Police Officers of Statutory Powers of stop and search;
3: Code B: Revised Code of Practice in connection with: Searches of premises by police officers and the seizure of property found by police officers on persons or premises
4: Code C: Revised Code of Practice for the detention, treatment and questioning of persons by Police Officer
5: Code D: Revised Code of Practice for the identification of persons by Police Officers
6: Code E: Revised Code of Practice on audio recording interviews with suspects
7: Code F: Revised Code of Practice on visual Recording with sound of interviews with suspects
8: Code G: Revised Code of Practice for the statutory power of arrest by Police Officers
9: Code H: Revised Code of Practice in connection with: The detention, treatment and questioning by Police Officers of persons in police detention under section 41 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Terrorism Act 2000
10: Code I: Code of Practice in connection with: The detention, treatment and questioning by police of persons in detention under section 27 of, and Schedule 6 to, the National Security Act 2023
