Home Office circular 002 / 2008
Amended Police And Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) codes of practice (A-E)
- Broad subject: Police service
- Issue date: Mon Jan 28 00:00:00 GMT 2008
- From:
Crime Reduction and Community Safety Group (CRCSG) Policing Policy and Operations - Linked circulars:
No lnked circulars - Copies sent to:
See attached circulation List
- Sub category: Operational policing, police custody, police investigations, police powers
- Implementation date: Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 GMT 2008
- For more info contact:
Neil Curtis - 020 7035 0881 - Addressed to:
All Chief Police Officers in England and Wales
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) Order 2008 (SI 2008/167 (new window)) comes into effect on 1 February 2007.
2. The summary of changes is attached at annex A. The changes primarily reflect recent legislative changes or make minor typographical corrections but includes clarification on the definition of an offensive weapon; provision of the caution in the Welsh language; expansion of CDS Direct to cover publicly funded ‘own client’ cases where appropriate; changes introduced by the Drugs Act 2005 on assessment and trigger offences; and the provision in code E to enable a pilot study in Lancashire Constabulary to carry out secure digital recording of interviews with suspects.
3. Annex A provides a summary of the changes. annex B provides a copy of CDS direct guidance. Annex C provides an addendum of changes. These can all be accessed together with an updated electronic version of the codes on the PACE codes webpage (new window).
Alan BrownPolice Powers and Protection Unit
Attachments
- Revised PACE codes 2008 - annex A (Microsoft Word file - 30kb)
- Revised PACE codes 2008 - annex B (Microsoft Word file - 34kb)
- Revised PACE codes 2008 - annex C (PDF file - 442kb)
- Revised PACE codes 2008 - circulation list (Microsoft Excel file - 14kb)
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