Code G: Powers of arrest

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Police code
gptkbp:appliesTo England and Wales
Arrest without warrant
Arrestable offences
gptkbp:category PACE Codes of Practice
gptkbp:firstIssueDate 2006
gptkbp:governs Arrest procedures
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Code G: Powers of arrest
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion 2023
gptkbp:legalBasis Section 24 of Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Police_and_Criminal_Evidence_Act_1984
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:Home_Office
gptkbp:purpose Sets out statutory powers of arrest
gptkbp:replacedBy Previous common law powers of arrest
gptkbp:requires Necessity test
Person to be informed of grounds for arrest
Person to be informed they are under arrest
Reasonable grounds for suspicion
gptkbp:usedBy Police officers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Police_and_Criminal_Evidence_Act_1984
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7