The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Codes A, B, C, D and H and New Code I) Order 2023
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Year | 2023 |
| Citation | SI 2023/1422 |
2023 No. 1422
Police, England And Wales
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Codes A, B, C, D and H and New Code I) Order 2023
Made 19th December 2023
Coming into force 20th December 2023
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 and new code to which this Order relates 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(7) of that Act.
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Codes A, B, C, D and H and New Code I) Order 2023.
(2) This Order comes into force on 20th December 2023.
(3) This Order extends to England and Wales.
Codes A, B, C, D, H and I
2. The following revised codes and new code laid before Parliament together with this Order on 16th October 2023 come into operation on the date on which this Order comes into force—
(a) the revised code in connection with the matters referred to in section 66(1)(a)(i) and (ii) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (“PACE 1984”)3(exercise by police officers of statutory powers of stop and search; police officers and police staff of requirements to record public encounters– Code A)4;
(b) the revised code in connection with the matters referred to in section 66(1)(c) and (d) of PACE 1984 (searches of premises by police officers and the seizure of property found by police officers on persons or premises – Code B)5;
(c) the revised code in connection with matters referred to in section 66(1)(b) of PACE 1984 (detention, treatment and questioning of persons by police officers – Code C)6;
(d) the revised code in connection with matters referred to in section 66(1)(b) of PACE 1984 (identification of persons by police officers – Code D)7;
(e) the revised code in connection with matters referred to in section 66(1)(b) of PACE 1984 (detention, treatment and questioning by police officers of persons in police detention under section 41 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Terrorism Act 2000; detention and treatment by police officers of persons in police detention under section 43B of, and...
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