Sections of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 4.5 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? LawPolice PowersA2/A-levelWJEC Created by: Charl1999Created on: 23-01-17 15:56 Section 1 Stop and search 1 of 30 Section 2 Officers must state their name, station and reason for the search 2 of 30 Section 3 Entitled to a written record of the search 3 of 30 Section 4 Road block 4 of 30 Section 8 Search of a property with a warrant 5 of 30 Section 17 Search of a property without a warrant before arrest 6 of 30 Section 18 Search of a property without a warrant after arrest 7 of 30 Section 19 Seize any relevant evidence from a property 8 of 30 Section 24 (amended by section 110 of SOCPA) An arrest without warrant if a crime IS being committed, HAS been committed or WILL be committed and the arrest is necessary 9 of 30 Section 28 Arrest stated and explained in accessible language 10 of 30 Section 30 Taken to the police station as soon as possible 11 of 30 Section 32 Search an arrested person, not in police station, if they have reasonable grounds 12 of 30 Section 36 Custody officer decides if suspect can be charged 13 of 30 Section 37 Detention of a suspect for the purpose of questioning if evidence is not sufficient to charge 14 of 30 Section 38 Suspect should be granted bail if there is not reason preventing the custody officer from doing so 15 of 30 Section 40 A suspect detained but not charged must have their detention reviewed after the first 6 hours then every 9 16 of 30 Section 41 (Section 42 following CJA 2003) Detention without charge can be up to 24 hours (increased to 36 hours) 17 of 30 Section 44 Maximum period of detention is 96 hours on approval of Magistrates 18 of 30 Section 54 Search an arrested person on arrival at the police station to seize any items 19 of 30 Section 55 Intimate search 20 of 30 Section 56 The suspect has the right to a phone call (can be delayed by 36 hours) 21 of 30 Section 57 Vulnerable suspects must have an appropriate adult 22 of 30 Section 58 Suspect has the right to a solicitor 23 of 30 Sections 61 and 27 Fingerprints 24 of 30 Section 62 Intimate samples such as blood, saliva or semen can be taken 25 of 30 Section 63 Non-intimate samples such as hair or nail clippings can be taken 26 of 30 Section 64 DNA can be taken from the samples and placed in the national DNA database indefinitely 27 of 30 Section 76 2a Confession evidence may be excluded if obtained by oppression 28 of 30 Section 76 2b Confession evidence may be excluded if obtained unreliably 29 of 30 Section 78 Evidence that may be excluded if it would adversely affect the fairness of a trial 30 of 30
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