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Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

Moved by

Baroness Chakrabarti

122: After Clause 49, insert the following new Clause—

“Arrest without warrants: safeguarding

In section 24 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (arrest without warrants: constables), after subsection (4) insert—

“(4A) A constable exercising the power conferred by subsection (1), (2) or (3) may not require or ask the person under arrest to enter a vehicle or premises other than a police station unless at least one other constable is present in the vehicle or when entering the premises, as applicable.””

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Reference

815 c1080 

Session

2021-22

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber
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