SCHEDULES

C3C1SCHEDULE 8 Detention

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1

Sch. 8 applied (with modifications) (25.7.2006) by Terrorism Act 2006 (c. 11), s. 25(1)(3)(4); S.I. 2006/1936, art. 2

Part I Treatment of persons detained under section 41 F4or 43B or Schedule 7

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F4

Words in Sch. 8 Pt. 1 heading inserted (28.6.2022) by Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32), ss. 184(2)(b), 208(5)(w)

Rights: England, Wales and Northern Ireland

C26

1

F5A person detained under Schedule 7 or section 41 or 43B at a F2place in England, Wales or Northern Ireland shall be entitled, if he so requests, to have one named person informed as soon as is reasonably practicable that he is being detained there.

F31A

In the case of a person detained under Schedule 7 or section 41, sub-paragraph (1) is subject to paragraph 8.

2

The person named must be—

a

a friend of the detained person,

b

a relative, or

c

a person who is known to the detained person or who is likely to take an interest in his welfare.

3

Where a detained person is transferred from one F2place to another, he shall be entitled to exercise the right under this paragraph in respect of the F2place to which he is transferred.

F14

A detained person must be informed of the right under this paragraph on first being detained.