Police Powers of Arrest Questions With Complete Solutions
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Police Powers of Arrest
Questions With Complete Solutions
PACE S24, as amended by SOCPA The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
This Act gives the power of Arrest
- Where an offence has been
- Or may have been committed
- Or is being committed
- Or may be being committed
- Or is ...
Police Powers of Arrest
Questions With Complete Solutions
PACE S24, as amended by SOCPA The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
This Act gives the power of Arrest
- Where an offence has been
- Or may have been committed
- Or is being committed
- Or may be being committed
- Or is about to be committed
PAST< PRESENT < FUTURE PROVISION
Under this act, police have powers to arrest anyone that they reasonably suspect of the offence.
The Necessity Test: Safeguard The powers of arrest are very wide but an arresting officer
may only arrest if he has reasonable grounds for believing it necessary - as determined by
meeting 1 of 5 criteria.
Necessity Grounds 1)To ascertain a persons name and address
, Police Powers of Arrest
Questions With Complete Solutions
2) To prevent the person
- causing injury to self or others
- Committing an offence against public decency
-suffering physical injury
-causing loss or damage to property
- causing unlawful highway disruption
3) To protect a child or vulnerable person
4) To allow prompt investigation of the offence
5) To prevent prosecution being hindered by the persons disappearance
Instances of Necessity Abuse Richardson v Chief Constable of West Midlands 2011
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