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<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/28" id="c00001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2004" Number="0028">Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004</Citation>
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15 November 2004
Commentary on Sections<CitationSubRef id="c00078" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/28/part/2" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="part-2">Part 2</CitationSubRef>: Criminal Justice
<CitationSubRef id="c00080" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/28/section/10" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-10">Section 10</CitationSubRef>: common assault to be an arrestable offence
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Subsection (1) extends the list of arrestable offences in England and Wales by adding the offence of common assault to Schedule 1A to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.
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The effect is to give the police the power to arrest an individual on suspicion of assault and/or battery without an arrest warrant.
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Subsection (2) extends the list of arrestable offences for Northern Ireland by adding the offence of common assault to Article 26(2) of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989.