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The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60) (PACE) is an act of Parliament which instituted a legislative framework for the powers of police officers in England and Wales to combat crime, and provided codes of practice for the exercise of those powers. [1]
a credible complaint has been made or a reasonable suspicion exists, and an arrest is necessary to prevent further criminal activity or promote the criminal investigation; a person has been declared a criminal by an authorized state authority. Section 35 specifically bars arrests of persons who are infirm or over the age of 65 without a warrant.
These arrest powers were later re-enacted by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE), which also created an alternative set of arrest criteria (the "general arrest criteria") which applied in particular circumstances, such as where the person's name or address were not known. As time went on, the number of offences that were defined as ...
The power of arrest is a mandate given by a central authority that allows an individual to remove a criminal's (or suspected criminal's) liberty. The power of arrest can also be used to protect a person, or persons from harm or to protect damage to property. However, in many countries, a person also has powers of arrest under citizen's arrest ...
Any power or duty of a constable to make an arrest under s24 PACE 1984 (note: this does not limit the use of s24A PACE powers) Any power or duty of a constable to stop and search an individual or a vehicle or other thing
Although not technically citizen's arrest powers, any person also has the power to arrest for a common law breach of the peace which also provides any person with a power of entry. [86] Section 3 Criminal Justice Act 1967 also provides any person the power to apprehend a person unlawfully at large e.g. an offender on a recall to prison or in ...
Section 24 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 defined an arrestable offence as: . An offence for which the sentence is fixed by law; e.g. murder. Offences for which a person 18 years old or older, who had not previously been convicted, could be sentenced to a term of 5 years or more.
under the provisions of section 24 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE), which only applies to constables, under the provisions of section 24A of PACE, applies to those who are not constables, the power to arrest for a breach of the peace at common law, which applies to everyone (constable or not and includes a power of entry), and