Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) Codes of Practice

This page of the GOV.UK portal presents the current versions of each of the Codes issued by the Home Office pursuant to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. The codes are as follows: A. Stop and search, B. Searching of premises and seizure of property, C. Detention, treatment and questioning, D. Identification, E. Audio recording of interviews with suspects, F. Visual recording with sound of interviews with suspects, G. Powers of arrest under section 24 the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 as amended by section 110 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, and H. Detention, treatment and questioning of persons under the Terrorism Act 2000, s.41 & Schedule 8. Also included are consultations relating to the revision of the Codes and a selection of previous versions of the Codes, of various dates from 2006 onwards.