Statutory Instruments
2002 No. 1266
POLICE
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Visual Recording of Interviews) Order 2002
Approved by both Houses of Parliament
Made
11th April 2002
Laid before Parliament
15th April 2002
Coming into force
7th May 2002
Whereas—
(1) in pursuance of section 60A(1)(a) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984( 1 ) (“the Act”) the Secretary of State has the power to issue a code of practice for the visual recording of interviews held by police officers at police stations;
(2) in pursuance of section 67(1) of the Act the Secretary of State has prepared and published a draft code of practice in connection with the said matter and has considered representations made to him thereon and modified the draft code of practice accordingly;
(3) in pursuance of section 67(3) of the Act the Secretary of State has laid a draft of the code of practice before both Houses of Parliament;
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 67(4) of the Act, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Visual Recording of Interviews) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 7th May 2002.
Visual recording of interviews
2. The code of practice laid in draft before Parliament on 10th April 2002 for the visual recording of interviews held by police officers at police stations shall come into operation on 7th May 2002.
John Denham
Minister of State
Home Office
11th April 2002
1984 c. 60 ; section 60A was inserted by section 76 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16) .