Statutory Instrument 1991 No. 2687

The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984(Tape-recording of Interviews) (No. 1) Order 1991

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1991 No. 2687

POLICE

The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984(Tape-recording of Interviews) (No. 1) Order 1991

Whereas the Secretary of State, in pursuance of section 60(1)(a) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984^[1], issued a code of practice in connection with the tape-recording of interviews of persons suspected of the commission of criminal offences which are held by police officers at police stations;

And whereas the Secretary of State, in pursuance of section 67(4) of that Act, by order^[2] brought that code into operation on 29th July 1988;

And whereas the Secretary of State has made an order^[3] bringing into force section 60(1)(b) of that Act for the areas specified in the Schedule to this Order;

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the said section 60(1)(b), the Secretary of State hereby orders as follows:

    1.    This Order may be cited as the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Tape-recording of Interviews) (No. 1) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 1st January 1992.

    2.    This Order shall apply to interviews of persons suspected of the commission of indictable offences which are held by police officers at police stations in the police areas specified in the Schedule to this Order and which commence after midnight on 31st December 1991.

    3.—(1)  Subject to paragraph (2) below, interviews to which this Order applies shall be tape-recorded in accordance with the requirements of the code of practice on tape-recording which came into operation on 29th July 1988 as it has effect for the time being.

    (2)  The duty to tape-record interviews under paragraph (1) above shall not apply to interviews—
 (a) where the offence of which a person is suspected is one in respect of which he has been arrested or detained under section 14(1)(a) of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989^[4]; or
 (b) where there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that the offence of which a person is suspected is connected to terrorism to which this paragraph applies or was committed in furtherance of the objectives of an organisation engaged in terrorism to which this paragraph applies; or
 (c) where a person is suspected on reasonable grounds of an offence under section 1 of the Official Secrets Act 1911^[5].

    (3)  In paragraph (2)(b) above, "terrorism" has the same meaning as in section 20(1) of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989^[6]; and paragraph (2)(b) above applies to terrorism if it is—
 (a) terrorism connected with the affairs of Northern Ireland; or
 (b) terrorism of any other description except terrorism connected solely with the affairs of the United Kingdom or any part of the United Kingdom except Northern Ireland.

Kenneth Baker

One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office

29th November 1991

[1] 1984 c. 60. back

[2] S.I. 1988/1200. back

[3] S.I. 1991/2686. back

[4] 1989 c. 4. back

[5] 1911 c. 28. back

[6] 1989 c. 4. back

Explanatory Note