Guidance

Notice of rights and entitlements: English 2019

Notice of rights and entitlements in force from 21 August 2019.

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Notice of rights and entitlements: English (print version)

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The notice of rights and entitlements sets out a person’s rights and entitlements while in police detention, and is issued in accordance with PACE Code C, paragraph 3.2.

An easy read guide and a version for young people are also available.

The 2018 version, 2014 version and the 2011 version of this document are available in the National Archives.

A guide to the changes in the 2019 revised Code C and H is available and can be read alongside the 2018 Code H.

Updates to this page

Published 9 April 2013
Last updated 20 August 2019 + show all updates
  1. Updated notice for Code C published.

  2. Updated notice for Code C published.

  3. First published.

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