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Power of Arrest
Ground | Reason | Rules & Procedure | |
Arrest without Warrant s24 PACE | A constable may arrest anyone without a warrant whom he has reasonable grounds for suspecting that any offence:
Or anyone whom he has reasonable grounds to suspect of being guilty of it. | The arrest is necessary to: (s24(5) PACE):
| In exam, always say the obvious... He has reasonable grounds for believing because someone told the officer the suspect was X/looked like/ etc”
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NB: Procedure is always (I) Arrest ("I'm arresting you on suspicion of...") (ii) Caution (“You do not have to say anything. But, it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court. Anything you do say may be given in evidence.”) (iii) Stop/Search, Ask to explain presence in building/marks etc etc (iv) No need to question there, take to station.
Powers of Search & Entry
Powers to Search for People | Powers to Search for Things |
s17 PACE - Entry for purpose of Arrest REASON-Constable may enter & search premises to:
GROUND-Reasonable Grounds for believing that:
| s1 PACE - Stop and Search REASON- Constable may stop & search persons to:
GROUND- Reasonable Grounds for Suspecting- Defined in Code A2.2-2.11 as objective based on facts, intelligence, or information relevant to finding the prohibited articles on the person. The power cannot be exercised it unnecessary/impracticable. Procedure To search the officer must (s3 PACE):
Officer cannot require removal of anything but coat and gloves. Seizure - s51 CJPOA 1994 gives power of seizure after a lawful search. |
s8 - Search Warrants Mags/DJ may grant a search warrant for:
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A collection of the best BPTC notes the director of Oxbridge Notes (an Oxford law graduate) could find after combing through dozens of samples from outstanding students with the highest results in England and carefully evaluating each on accuracy, formatting, logical structure, spelling/grammar, conciseness and "wow-factor".
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