Staff custody officers
123(1)The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60) is amended as follows.
(2)In section 30CA (bail under section 30A: variation of conditions by police), in subsection (5) omit the following—
(a)in paragraph (a)—
(i)“, or a person designated as a staff custody officer under section 38 of the Police Reform Act 2002,”, and
(ii)“or officer”, and
(b)in paragraph (b), “or officer”.
(3)In section 36 (custody officers at police stations)—
(a)for subsection (3) substitute—
“(3)No officer may be appointed a custody officer unless the officer is of at least the rank of sergeant.”,
(b)in subsection (5) for “an individual” substitute “an officer”,
(c)in subsection (7)—
(i)in paragraph (a), omit “or a staff custody officer” and for “such a person” substitute “such an officer”, and
(ii)in paragraph (b), for “such person” substitute “such officer”,
(d)in subsection (8) for “a person” substitute “an officer”, and
(e)omit subsection (11).
(4)In section 39 (responsibilities in relation to persons detained)—
(a)in subsection (6)(a) omit “(or, if the custody officer is a staff custody officer, any police officer or any police employee)”, and
(b)omit subsection (7).
(5)In section 55 (intimate searches), in the definition of “appropriate officer” in subsection (17), omit paragraph (c) and the “or” immediately before it.