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Revising PACE Codes C and E

Statutory consultation on the revision of PACE Codes C (Detention) and E (Audio recording of interviews with suspects).

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These draft version of codes C and E are being circulated for consultation in accordance with section 67(4) of PACE.

code C concerns the detention, treatment and questioning of persons detained under PACE
code E concerns the audio recording of interviews with suspects

You can download the drafts in OpenDocument text format and PDF, you can also download just the amended sections in OpenDocument text format.

Documents

Letter to statutory consultees (accessible version)Letter to statutory consulteesapplication/pdf Draft revised code C (detention) (text version)application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text Draft revised code C (detention) (PDF version)application/pdf Draft revised code C (detention) - amendmentsapplication/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text Draft revised code E (audio recording of suspect interviews) (text version)application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text Draft revised code E (audio recording of suspect interviews) (PDF version)application/pdf Draft revised code E (audio recording of suspect interviews) - amendmentsapplication/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text Response to the consultation on PACE Codes C and E (accessible version)Response to the consultation on PACE Codes C and Eapplication/pdf

At a glance

Opened17 Jun 2020

Closes03 Jul 2020

First published18 Jun 2020

Last updated02 Feb 2021

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