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National Security Act and Public Order Act codes of practice
Three consultations on revised codes of practice issued under policing, national security and counter terrorism acts.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · gov.uk
Detail
We held 3 consultations on proposed revisions to, and the issue of, codes of practice under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, the National Security Act 2023 and the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019.
The consultations concerned:
- new codes of practice relating to video recording of interviews of people detained under the National Security Act 2023
- changes to the codes of practice for officers who will exercise powers under Schedule 3 to the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019
- changes to Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 codes A, B, C, D and H
- a new Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 code I relating to the detention, treatment and questioning of persons arrested under the National Security Act 2023
Documents
Government response to Home Office consultations on PACE Codes A, B, C, D, H and new PACE Code IGovernment response to the consultation on the introduction of a new code of practice under Schedule 6 to the National Security Act 2023 and updates to the Code of Practice for Schedule 3 to the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019Revised PACE Code A (accessible)Revised PACE Code Aapplication/pdfRevised PACE Code B (accessible)Revised PACE Code Bapplication/pdfRevised PACE Code C (accessible)Revised PACE Code Capplication/pdfRevised PACE Code D (accessible)Revised PACE Code Dapplication/pdfRevised PACE Code H (accessible)Revised PACE Code Happlication/pdfPACE Code I (accessible)PACE Code Iapplication/pdfNational Security Act Video Recording Code (accessible)National Security Act Video Recording Codeapplication/pdfSchedule 3: draft revised code of practice (accessible)Schedule 3: draft revised code of practiceapplication/pdf