Appendix B
Excerpts from the Draft Revised Codes of Practice Under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Great Britain)*
Excerpts from the Draft Revised Codes of Practice Under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Great Britain)*
CODES OF PRACTICE
| A. Code of Practice for the Exercise by Police Officers of Statutory Powers | ||
| of Stop and Search | 212 | |
| 1. | General | 212 |
| 2. | Action before a search is carried out | 214 |
| 3. | Conduct of the search | 215 |
| 4. | Action after a search is carried out | 215 |
| Annex A Summary of main stop and search powers to which the Code applies | † | |
| B. Code of Practice for the Searching of Premises by Police Officers and the | ||
| Seizure of Property found by Police Officers on Persons or Premises | 217 | |
| 1. | General | 217 |
| 2. | Search warrants and production orders | 217 |
| 3. | Entry without warrant to make an arrest | 218 |
| 4. | Search with consent | 219 |
| 5. | Searching of premises: general considerations | 219 |
| 6. | Seizure and retention of property | 221 |
| 7. | Action to be taken after searches | 221 |
| 8. | Search registers | † |
| C. Code of Practice for the Detention, Treatment and Questioning of Persons | ||
| by Police Officers | 222 | |
| 1. | General | † |
| 2. | Custody records | † |
| 3. | Initial action | 222 |
| 4. | Detained persons' property | † |
| 5. | Right not to be held incommunicado | 223 |
| 6. | Right to legal advice | 224 |
| 7. | Citizens of independent Commonwealth countries or foreign | |
| nationals | † | |
| 8. | Conditions of detention | † |
| †Not reprinted. | ||
*
Reprinted under license from Her Majesty's Stationer's Office. Citations, sections
pertaining to certain special groups or circumstances, and some documentation and
notes for guidance (indicated in the Contents list by a †) are omitted. These materials
are offered to illustrate the English system, not as a model for an American statutory
scheme. Many provisions are duplicative of PACE or deal with administrative details
that should be outside the scope of an American code.
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Publication information:
Book title: The Failure of the Criminal Procedure Revolution.
Contributors: Craig M. Bradley - Author.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press.
Place of publication: Philadelphia.
Publication year: 1993.
Page number: 211.
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