Explanatory Notes

Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016

2016 asp 1

13 January 2016

Overview of the Act

Part 1 – Arrest and Custody

Chapter 6 – Police powers and duties
Duties of police
Section 50 – Duty not to detain unnecessarily

149.Section 50 provides that a constable must ensure that a person is not unreasonably or unnecessarily held in police custody.