Statutory Instruments
2010 No. 1223
Criminal Law, England And Wales
The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice for Interviews of Witnesses Notified by Accused) Order 2010
Made
8th April 2010
Coming into force
1st May 2010
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 21A(5) of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996( 1 ) (“the Act”).
The Secretary of State has prepared a code of practice for police interviews of witnesses notified by accused persons under section 21A of the Act giving guidance in relation to the matters specified in subsections (1) and (2) of that section.
He has consulted the persons specified in section 21A(4)(za), (a) and (c) of the Act, as that section requires.
He has laid a draft of this Order before each House of Parliament in accordance with section 21A(7) of the Act and it has been approved by a resolution of each House.
He has also laid the code of practice to which this Order relates before each House of Parliament in accordance with section 21A(9) of the Act.
Citation
1. This Order may be cited as the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice for Interviews of Witnesses Notified by Accused) Order 2010.
Code of Practice
2. The code of practice entitled “Code of Practice for Arranging and Conducting Interviews of Witnesses Notified by the Accused” laid before Parliament on 5th February 2010 shall come into force on 1st May 2010.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State
Claire M Ward
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
8th April 2010