2008 No. 167
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) Order 2008
Made
Coming into force
The Secretary of State:
has, in pursuance of sections 60(1)(a) and 66(1)(a) to (d) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 19841 (“the Act”), issued codes of practice in connection with the:
exercise by police officers of statutory powers of stop and search;
searching of premises by police officers and the seizure of property found by police officers on persons or premises;
detention, treatment and questioning of persons by police officers;
identification of persons by police officers; and
tape recording of interviews with suspects;
may, under section 67(2)2 of the Act, revise the whole or any part of a code;
has consulted in accordance with section 67(4) of the Act; and
has, in accordance with section 67(7B) of the Act, laid each revised code of practice before Parliament;
And a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and has been approved by each House of Parliament in accordance with section 67(7A) of the Act;
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 67(5) of the Act, makes the following Order: