Sections of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

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

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Officers must state their name, station and reason for the search

Back

Section 2

Card 3

Front

Entitled to a written record of the search

Back

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Card 4

Front

Road block

Back

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Card 5

Front

Search of a property with a warrant

Back

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