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PACE: A Practical Guide to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

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The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) and its Codes of Practice entrench the legal basis for police powers in England and Wales. A thorough and practicable knowledge of PACE is essential to an understanding of policing – but how well do you know it?

Many have trouble bridging the distance between the often abstract terminology from PACE, its subsequent amendments, and legislative changes — including the Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011, the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, and the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 — and common, everyday scenarios facing police officers. Stop and search, detention and interviews, and other everyday procedures and requirements of policing may be lost. So let’s test your knowledge of PACE.

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Headline image credit:Police in riot gear – Parliament Square, London, by BobBob. CC-BY-2.0 via Flickr.

Paul Ozin, Heather Norton, and Perry Spivey are the authors of PACE: A Practical Guide to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, Third Edition. Paul Ozin is a Barrister at 23 Essex Street Chambers, specialising in criminal law and associated civil, regulatory and disciplinary proceedings, including police law. Heather Norton practised as a barrister for 23 years from 23 Essex Street and QEB Hollis Whiteman, where she specialized in criminal law and associated regulatory and disciplinary proceedings. In 2012 she was appointed as a Circuit Judge (heavyweight crime), and currently sits at Canterbury Crown Court. Perry Spivey is a former Detective Inspector with Guernsey Police, with over 30 years service. He had extensive experience in both uniform and detective roles, as a Senior Investigating Officer, and holds the police long service and good conduct medal. He was commended on three occasions for detective ability and leadership.

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