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PACE Code A Revisions

The Home Office is revising PACE Code A (and Code C) to amend procedures governing strip searches during police detention. The consultation addresses safeguarding concerns and proposes changes to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 codes of practice that regulate police powers and suspect treatment.


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2024

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10 Jun 2024 | Consultation (closed) Home Office linked

Proposed amendments to PACE Codes of Practice A and C: strip searches — consultation closed

We are consulting on ways to strengthen the safeguards for children and vulnerable persons who are subject to searches involving the exposure of intimate parts without hindering the police’s ability to keep the public safe.

30 Apr 2024 | Consultation (closed) Home Office linked

Proposed amendments to PACE Codes of Practice A and C: strip searches — consultation opened

We are consulting on ways to strengthen the safeguards for children and vulnerable persons who are subject to searches involving the exposure of intimate parts without hindering the police’s ability to keep the public safe.

2023

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2022

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2021

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2020

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2019

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2018

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2017

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2016

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2015

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