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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

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Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

1984 CHAPTER 60

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    Powers to Stop and Search

    1. 1. Power of constable to stop and search persons, vehicles etc

    2. 2. Provisions relating to search under section 1 and other powers

    3. 3. Duty to make records concerning searches

    4. 4. Road checks

    5. 5. Reports of recorded searches and of road checks

    6. 6. Statutory undertakers etc

    7. 7. Part I—supplementary

  2. Part II

    Powers of Entry, Search and Seizure

    1. Search warrants

      1. 8. Power of justice of the peace to authorise entry and search of premises

      2. 9. Special provisions as to access

      3. 10. Meaning of “items subject to legal privilege”

      4. 11. Meaning of “excluded material”

      5. 12. Meaning of “personal records”

      6. 13. Meaning of “journalistic material”

      7. 14. Meaning of “special procedure material”

      8. 15. Search warrants—safeguards

      9. 16. Execution of warrants

    2. Entry and search without search warrant

      1. 17. Entry for purpose of arrest etc

      2. 18. Entry and search after arrest

    3. Seizure etc

      1. 19. General power of seizure etc

      2. 20. Extension of powers of seizure to computerised information

      3. 21. Access and copying

      4. 22. Retention

    4. Supplementary

      1. 23. Meaning of “premises” etc

  3. Part III

    Arrest

    1. 24. Arrest without warrant: constables

    2. 24A.Arrest without warrant: other persons

    3. 25.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 26. Repeal of statutory powers of arrest without warrant or order

    5. 27. Fingerprinting of certain offenders

    6. 28. Information to be given on arrest

    7. 29. Voluntary attendance at police station etc

    8. 30. Arrest elsewhere than at police station

    9. 30A.Bail elsewhere than at police station

    10. 30B.Bail under section 30A: notices

    11. 30C.Bail under section 30A: supplemental

    12. 30CA.Bail under section 30A: variation of conditions by police

    13. 30CB.Bail under section 30A: variation of conditions by court

    14. 30D.Failure to answer to bail under section 30A

    15. 31. Arrest for further offence

    16. 32. Search upon arrest

    17. 33. Execution of warrant not in possession of constable

  4. Part IV

    Detention

    1. Detention—conditions and duration

      1. 34. Limitations on police detention

      2. 35. Designated police stations

      3. 36. Custody officers at police stations

      4. 37. Duties of custody officer before charge

      5. 37A.Guidance

      6. 37B.Consultation with the Director of Public Prosecutions

      7. 37C.Breach of bail following release under section 37(7)(a)

      8. 37CA.Breach of bail following release under section 37(7)(b)

      9. 37D.Release [F2on bail under section 37]: further provision

      10. 38. Duties of custody officer after charge

      11. 39. Responsibilities in relation to persons detained

      12. 40. Review of police detention

      13. 40A. Use of telephone for review under s. 40

      14. 41. Limits on period of detention without charge

      15. 42. Authorisation of continued detention

      16. 43. Warrants of further detention

      17. 44. Extension of warrants of further detention

      18. 45. Detention before charge—supplementary

    2. Detention—miscellaneous

      1. 45A. Use of video-conferencing facilities for decisions about detention

      2. 46. Detention after charge

      3. 46ZA.Persons granted live link bail

      4. 46A. Power of arrest for failure to answer to police bail

      5. 47. Bail after arrest

      6. 47A. Early administrative hearings conducted by justices’ clerks

      7. 48. Remands to police detention

      8. 49. Police detention to count towards custodial sentence

      9. 50. Records of detention

      10. 51. Savings

      11. 52.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  5. Part V

    Questioning and Treatment of Persons by Police

    1. 53. Abolition of certain powers of constables to search persons

    2. 54. Searches of detained persons

    3. 54A. Searches and examination to ascertain identity

    4. 55.Intimate searches

    5. 55A.X-rays and ultrasound scans

    6. 56. Right to have someone informed when arrested

    7. 57. Additional rights of children and young persons

    8. 58. Access to legal advice

    9. 59.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    10. 60. Tape-recording of interviews

    11. 60A. Visual recording of interviews

    12. 61.Finger-printing

    13. 61A.Impressions of footwear

    14. 62. Intimate samples

    15. 63.Other samples

    16. 63A. Fingerprints and samples: supplementary provisions

    17. 63B. Testing for presence of Class A drugs

    18. 63C. Testing for presence of Class A drugs: supplementary

    19. 64. Destruction of fingerprints and samples

    20. 64A. Photographing of suspects etc

    21. 65. Part V—supplementary

  6. Part VI

    Codes of Practice—General

    1. 66. Codes of practice

    2. 67. Codes of practice—supplementary

  7. Part VII

    Documentary Evidence in Criminal Proceedings

    1. 68.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 69.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 70.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 71. Microfilm copies

    5. 72. Part VII—supplementary

  8. Part VIII

    Evidence in Criminal Proceedings—General

    1. Convictions and acquittals

      1. 73. Proof of convictions and acquittals

      2. 74. Conviction as evidence of commission of offence

      3. 75. Provisions supplementary to section 74

    2. Confessions

      1. 76. Confessions

      2. 76A.Confessions may be given in evidence for co-accused

      3. 77. Confessions by mentally handicapped persons

    3. Miscellaneous

      1. 78. Exclusion of unfair evidence

      2. 79. Time for taking accused’s evidence

      3. 80.Competence and compellability of accused’s spouse or civil partner

      4. 80A.Rule where accused’s spouse or civil partner not compellable

      5. 81. Advance notice of expert evidence in Crown Court

    4. Part VIII—supplementary

      1. 82. Part VIII—interpretation

  9. Part IX

    Police Complaints and Discipline

    1. The Police Complaints Authority

      1. 83.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Handling of complaints etc

      1. 84.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 85.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 86.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 87.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 88.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 89.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. 90.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      8. 91.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      9. 92.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      10. 93.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      11. 94.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      12. 95.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      13. 96.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      14. 97.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      15. 98.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      16. 99.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      17. 100.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Amendments of discipline provisions

      1. 101.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 102.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 103.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. General

      1. 104.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 105.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  10. Part X

    Police—General

    1. 106.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 107. Police officers performing duties of higher rank

    3. 108. Deputy chief constables

    4. 109.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 110. Functions of special constables in Scotland

    6. 111. Regulations for Police Forces and Police Cadets—Scotland

    7. 112.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  11. Part XI

    Miscellaneous and Supplementary

    1. 113.Application of Act to Armed Forces

    2. 114.[F1Application of Act to Revenue and Customs]

    3. 114A. Power to apply Act to officers of the Secretary of State etc

    4. 115. Expenses

    5. 116. Meaning of “serious arrestable offence”

    6. 117. Power of constable to use reasonable force

    7. 118. General interpretation

    8. 119. Amendments and repeals

    9. 120. Extent

    10. 121. Commencement

    11. 122. Short title

  12. SCHEDULE 1

    Special Procedure

  13. SCHEDULE 1A

  14. SCHEDULE 2

  15. SCHEDULE 3

  16. SCHEDULE 4

  17. SCHEDULE 5

  18. SCHEDULE 6

    Minor and Consequential Amendments

  19. SCHEDULE 7

    Repeals

An Act to make further provision in relation to the powers and duties of the police, persons in police detention, criminal evidence, police discipline and complaints against the police; to provide for arrangements for obtaining the views of the community on policing and for a rank of deputy chief constable; to amend the law relating to the Police Federations and Police Forces and Police Cadets in Scotland; and for connected purposes.

[31st October 1984]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1By Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c.53, SIF 39:1), s. 101(1), Sch. 12 para. 23; S.I. 1991/2208, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 it is provided (14.10.1991) that in relation to any time before the commencement of s.70 of that 1991 Act (which came into force on 1.10.1992 by S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(2), Sch. 2) references in any enactment amended by that 1991 Act, to youth courts shall be construed as references to juvenile courts.

C2Act extended (15.4.1992) by S.I. 1992/975, art. 16(13).

Act extended (5.6.1992) by S.I. 1992/1302, art. 17(13).

Act extended (2.8.1993) by S.I. 1993/1813, art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 2(1)(a); and Act extended by the said S.I. 1993/1813, art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 2 as incorporated (with modifications) (1.12.1997) by S.I. 1994/1405, art. 6, Sch. 3 para. 3

Act amended (17.5.1996) by S.I. 1996/1296, art. 16(7)(a)

Act amended (16.6.2000) by S.I. 2000/1556, art. 17(12)

Act extended (temp.) (1.11.1997) by S.I. 1997/2592, arts. 1(2), 12(12)

C3Act: power to apply certain provisions (with modifications) conferred (1.10.2002) by Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30), ss. 13, 108(2)-(5), Sch. 3 Pt. 3 para. 19(6) (with s. 14(1)); S.I. 2002/2306, art. 4(e)

Act: power to apply certain provisions (with modifications) conferred (8.11.2006) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 373(6), 383 (with s. 385)

C4Act applied (14.2.2000) by 1971 c. 77, s. 28D(5) (as inserted (14.2.2000) by 1999 c. 33, ss. 131; S.I. 2000/168, art. 2, Sch.)

Act applied (with modifications) (14.10.2002) by The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Department of Trade and Industry Investigations) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2326), art. 3(1)(b)

C5Act modified (11.2.2005) by The Ivory Coast (United Nations Sanctions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/253), art. 9(12)

Act modified (11.3.2005) by Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (c. 2), s. 5(7)(b)(i)

Act applied (with modifications) (1.4.2006) by The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Application and Modification of Certain Enactments to Designated Staff of SOCA) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/987), art. 3, Sch. 1

C6Act: certain provisions applied (with modifications) (1.12.2007) by The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to Revenue and Customs) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/3175), arts. 3-19, Schs. 1, 2

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