- Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 2527
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Visual Recording of Interviews) (Certain Police Areas) (No. 2) Order 2002
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| Made | 7th October 2002 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 9th October 2002 | ||
| Coming into force | 30th October 2002 |
Whereas the Secretary of State, in pursuance of section 60A(1)(a) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984[1], issued a code of practice for the visual recording of interviews 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 7th May 2002;
Now, therefore, in pursuance of section 60A(1)(b) and (2) of that Act, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Visual Recording of Interviews) (Certain Police Areas) (No. 2) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 30th October 2002.
2. This Order shall apply to interviews commencing after midnight on 29th October 2002 and held by police officers at the following police stations within the police area[3] of Essex:
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(a) Harlow;
(b) Colchester; and
(c) Southend.
3.
Interviews to which this Order applies shall be visually recorded in accordance with the requirements of the code of practice on visual recording which came into operation on 7th May 2002.
John Denham
Minister of State
Home Office
7th October 2002
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order) This Order requires the visual recording of interviews held by police officers at Harlow, Colchester and Southend police stations.
The Order comes into force on 30th October 2002 and applies to interviews commencing after midnight on 29th October 2002.
Visual recording of interviews already takes place in Basingstoke, Portsmouth, Southampton, Chatham, Gravesend, Tonbridge, Bromley, Collingdale, Edmonton, Redditch, Telford and Worcester police stations by virtue of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Visual Recording of Interviews) (Certain Police Areas) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1069).
Notes:
[1] 1984 c. 60; section 60A was inserted by section 76 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16).back
[3] The term "police area" has the meaning ascribed to it in section 101 of the Police Act 1996 (c. 16) by virtue of Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30).back
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