The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Codes C, D and H) Order 2017
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2017/103 |
| Year | 2017 |
2017 No. 103
Police, England And Wales
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Codes C, D and H) Order 2017
Made 2nd February 2017
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 67(5) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 19841.
The Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with section 67(4)2of that Act.
The revised Codes have been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 67(7B) of that Act.
A draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and has been approved by each House of Parliament in accordance with section 67(7A) of that Act.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Codes C, D and H) Order 2017, and comes into force on the twenty-first day after the day on which it is made.
Revision of codes of practice
2. The revised codes of practice laid before Parliament on 22nd November 2016 in connection with the matters referred to in section 66(1)(b) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (detention, treatment, questioning and identification of persons by police officers – Codes C, D and H) come into operation on the day on which this Order comes into force.
Brandon Lewis
Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service
Home Office
2nd February 2017
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force three revised codes of practice under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60), which will supersede the corresponding existing codes of practice. The revised codes C, D and H, which concern the detention, treatment, questioning and identification of persons by police officers, will be brought into operation on the day on which this Order comes into force.
The revisions to Code C enable interpretation services for persons who are suspected of a criminal offence to be provided by interpreters who are not physically present in the suspect’s location, by way of a “live-link” electronic communication system. The revisions to Code C also implement amendments to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 made by the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), which define a “juvenile” for the purpose of detention as a person who is under the...
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