The Wikipedia's summary of the Police And Criminal Evidence Act 1984 is more digestible than the thing itself; find it at Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 - Legislation.gov.uk. PACE defines police powers. Various codes go into detail. E.g. Code B 2013 deals with searching homes and taking property. The basic answer to that is make sure any evidence is not there.
Code C 2014 deals with prisoner handling. You, as a prisoner or 'suspect' are entitled to be fed, not beaten up & even treated humanely. Tell the Custody Officer that you want a copy of this code; you are entitled to have it. He will be worried about your knowledge. It might well be a first and save you from getting a good kicking. You are also entitled to have a copy of the Custody Record. Check it for lies and omissions once you get out. If you have any bruises take them to a doctor; this is evidence but first complain loud and long. A call to 999 is also evidence. The code proper is at Code C 2014. The whole thing is intended to prevent police torturing prisoners at the station. It is no help before.
It makes sense to study Resistance to Interrogation. If you are an Englishman look at Resistance To Interrogation In England as well. If you did Army time you know the basics anyway; it is number, rank & name & NO MORE.
Police And Criminal Evidence Act 1984 ex Wiki
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) (1984 c. 60) is an Act of Parliament which instituted a legislative framework for the powers of police officers in England and Wales to combat crime, as well as providing codes of practice for the exercise of those powers.[1] Part VI [2] of PACE required the Home Secretary to issue Codes of Practice governing police powers. The aim of PACE is to establish a balance between the powers of the police in England and Wales and the rights and freedoms of the public.[1] Equivalent provision is made for Northern Ireland by the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (SI 1989/1341). The equivalent in Scots Law is the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995. Although PACE is a fairly wide ranging piece of legislation, it mainly deals with police powers to search an individual or premises, including their powers to gain entry to those premises, the handling of exhibits seized from those searches, and the treatment of suspects once they are in custody, including being interviewed. Specific legislation as to more wide ranging conduct of a criminal investigation is contained within the Criminal Procedures and Investigation Act 1996.Criminal liability may arise if the specific terms of the Act itself are not conformed to, whereas failure to conform to the codes of practice while searching, arresting, detaining or interviewing a suspect may lead to evidence obtained during the process becoming inadmissible in court.
PACE was significantly modified by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005. This replaced nearly all existing powers of arrest, including the category of arrestable offences, with a new general power of arrest for all offences.[3]
PACE is applicable not only to police officers but to anyone with conduct of a criminal investigation including, but not limited to, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs[4] and to military investigations, the Ministry of Defence Police or colloquially "MoD Plod".[5] Any person with a duty of investigating criminal offences or charging offenders is also required to follow the provisions of the PACE codes of practice as far as practical and relevant.[6]
Despite its safeguards, PACE was extremely controversial on its introduction[citation needed], and reviews have also been controversial,[7] as the Act was thought to give considerable extra powers to the police.
With the conjunction of the Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise into Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, the HMRC essentially gained extra powers since Customs and Excise had a statutory right of entry into a private dwelling, that is to say they were allowed to break and enter without reason, but the Inland Revenue did not. PACE and its subsequent enactments limits that. Various other government agencies including TV Licensing, the Royal Mail, BT Group (from its days of being spun off from General Post Office Telephones) and about seventeen others also have a statutory right of entry. One intent of PACE and its successors is to prevent the abuse of this right, or remove it entirely, to balance the privacy of the individual against the needs of the State.
The Home Office and the Cabinet Office announced a joint review of PACE and its codes of practice in May 2002, and on 31 July 2004, new PACE Codes of Practice came into effect. Following a further review in 2010, PACE Codes A, B and D were re-issued to take effect on 7 March 2011.
- PACE Code A: deals with the exercise by police officers of statutory powers to search a person or a vehicle without first making an arrest. It also deals with the need for a police officer to make a record of such a stop or encounter.[8] On 1 January 2009, Code A was amended to remove lengthy stop and account recording procedures, requiring police to only record a subject's ethnicity and to issue them with a receipt.[9]
- PACE Code B: deals with police powers to search premises and to seize and retain property found on premises and persons.
- PACE Code C: sets out the requirements for the detention, treatment and questioning of people in police custody by police officers. It replaced the Judges' Rules in England and Wales.
- PACE Code D: concerns the main methods used by the police to identify people in connection with the investigation of offences and the keeping of accurate and reliable criminal records.
- PACE Code E: deals with the tape recording of interviews with suspects in the police station.
- PACE Code F: deals with the visual recording with sound of interviews with suspects.
On 1 January 2006 an additional code came into force:
- PACE Code G: deals with statutory powers of arrest.
PACE 1984 Codes
Current [ April 2016 ] versions of the codes
Code Subjects covered Code A 2015 Exercise by police officers of statutory powers to search a person or a vehicle without first making an arrest and the need for a police officer to make a record of a stop or encounter Code B 2013 Police powers to search premises and to seize and retain property found on premises and persons Code C 2014 Requirements for the detention, treatment and questioning of suspects not related to terrorism in police custody by police officers. Includes the requirement to explain a person’s rights while detained Code D 2011 Main methods used by the police to identify people in connection with the investigation of offences and the keeping of accurate and reliable criminal records Code E 2016 Audio recording of interviews with suspects in the police station Code F 2013 Visual recording with sound of interviews with suspects - there is no statutory requirement on police officers to visually record interviews, but the contents of this code should be considered if an interviewing officer decides to make a visual recording with sound of an interview with a suspect Code G 2012 Powers of arrest under section 24 the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 as amended by section 110 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 Code H 2014 requirements for the detention, treatment and questioning of suspects related to terrorism in police custody by police officers. Includes the requirement to explain a person’s rights while detained in connection with terrorism The latest version of the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice on detention and custody is published on the College of Policing website under Authorised Professional Practice in the detention and custody section
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1554/contents/made
Criminal Procedure Rules 2013 [ a Statutory Instrument ]
https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/criminal
Criminal Procedure Rules - 2019 Update
APPLICATION FOR SEARCH WARRANT - SFO - https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/criminal/docs/crimpr-part6-rule6-31app.pdf
https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/criminal/docs/crimpr-part6-rule6-32app.pdf
APPLICATION FOR SEARCH WARRANT under Section 15