Consultation outcome

Revising PACE codes C, H, E and F

• From: Home Office
• Published: 25 October 2017
• Last updated: 17 July 2019
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  1. 17 July 2019

     Updated details of final outcome including links to revised PACE codes.

  2. 18 June 2018

     Updated outcome wording.

  3. 25 May 2018

     Correction slip for Revised Code C and H added.

  4. 22 May 2018

     Consultation response Revising PACE Codes C, H, E and F added.

  5. 21 May 2018

     Outcome and revised codes published.

  6. 25 October 2017

     First published.

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

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Consultation response revising PACE Codes C, H, E and F

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Revised Code C, print ready

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Revised Code C, accessible version

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Correction slip for revised Code C - to be read with the print or accessible version

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Revised Code H, print ready

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Revised Code H, accessible version

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Correction slip for revised Code H - to be read with the print or accessible version

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Revised Code E, print ready

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Revised Code E, accessible version

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Revised Code F, print ready

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Revised Code F, accessible version

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Detail of outcome

This consultation response covers the outcome of the consultation on PACE codes C, H, E and F.

The revised codes C, H, E and F were laid before Parliament on 21 May 2018 together with a draft order and an explanatory memorandum. The correction slips issued for codes C and H amend specified paragraph reference errors identified after the codes had been laid. Following Parliamentary approval in debates taking place on 18 and 25 June, the revised codes came into operation on 31 July 2018. See the order bringing the codes into force and explanatory memorandum.

Read the revised PACE codes:

• revised PACE code C 2018
• revised PACE code H 2018
• revised PACE codes E and F 2018

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Original consultation

Summary

Statutory consultation on the revision of PACE codes C (detention), H (detention – terrorism), E (audio recording of suspect interviews) and F (visual recording of suspect interviews).

This consultation ran from
10am on 24 October 2017 to 11:45pm on 6 December 2017

Consultation description

These draft versions of codes of practice C, H, E and F are being circulated for consultation in accordance with section 67(4) of PACE.

• code C concerns the detention, treatment and questioning of persons detained under PACE
• code H concerns persons detained under the terrorism provisions
• code E concerns the audio recording of interviews with suspects
• code F concerns the visual recording of interviews with suspects

Responses must be received no later than Wednesday 6 December 2017.

Documents

Revision of PACE codes C, H, E and F - covering letter to statutory consultees

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Draft revised code C (detention)

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Draft revised code H (detention – terrorism)

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Draft revised code E (audio recording of suspect interviews)

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Draft revised code F (visual recording of suspect interviews)

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