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PACE revisions under consultation

26 July 2023
Issue: 8035 / Categories: Legal News , Criminal , Public
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The Home Office has announced it will shortly be holding a six-week consultation on revisions to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) Code of Practice A. 

In a written statement to Parliament last week, Home Office minister Chris Philp said the updates will reflect powers introduced in the Public Order Act 2023. They will relate to extending suspicionless stop and search powers for protest-related offences and communicating a suspicionless stop and search authorisation.

The consultation document has not yet been published. The Home Office will update PACE Code A to introduce a data collection requirement. 

Issue: 8035 / Categories: Legal News , Criminal , Public
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