Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 829
Police, England And Wales
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Codes C, E, F, and H) Order 2018
Made
10th July 2018
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 67(5) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984( 1 ), makes the following Order.
The Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with section 67(4)( 2 ) of that Act.
The revised codes have been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 67(7B) of that Act.
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)( 3 ) of that Act.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Codes C, E, F, and H) Order 2018, and comes into force on the twenty-first day after the day on which it is made.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.
Revision of codes of practice
2. The revised codes of practice laid before Parliament on 21st May 2018 in connection with the matters referred to in —
(a) section 60(1)(a)( 4 ) of the Act (audio recording of interviews with suspects – Code E)
(b) section 60A(1)(a)( 5 ) of the Act (visual recording of interviews with suspects – Code F)
(c) section 66(1)(b) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984(detention, treatment, and questioning of persons by police officers – Codes C and H)
come into operation on the day on which this Order comes into force.
Nick Hurd
Minister of State
Home Office
10th July 2018
1984 c.60 ; section 67(5) 1 was substituted by section 11(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c.44) .
Section 67(4)(a) and (b) were substituted by paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48) . Subsequently, section 67(4)(a), (aa) and (ab) was substituted for section 67(4)(a) by paragraphs 160 and 163(1) and (2) of Schedule 16 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c.13) . Section 67(4)(b) was substituted by paragraphs 4 and 5(a) of Schedule 14 to the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3) .
Section 67(7A) was inserted by section 11 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) .
Section 60(1)(a) was amended by section 76(1) and (2)(a) Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3) .
Section 60A was inserted by section 76 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c.16) .