POLICE POWERS UNDER SOCPA 2005 - a summary - …

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POLICE and COURT POWERS UNDER SOCPA a summary POLICE POWERS UNDER SOCPA 2005 - a summary POWERS OF ARREST. I. Introduction The principal changes 2. Background and policy ..3. Was change needed? ..3. II. The position of constables Old section 24 PACE .4. New section 24 PACE ...4. Reason for suspecting versus reason to suspect : is there a difference? ..5. Primary conditions for making an arrest ...5. Statutory reasons for making an arrest ..6. An arrest must be necessary ..7. Reasons for an arrest must be given ..7. Justifying arrest for a minor offence to further a wider investigation: taking a holistic view ...8. Discussion ..9. Further POLICE POWERS triggered by the fact of arrest ..11. Discretion to arrest? To what extent is there still a discretion? . 12. Preserved POWERS of arrest ..13. III. A citizen's power of arrest Statutory provisions .14. The position of citizens: the seriousness component in , PACE 15. Committing an offence, and the moment an offence has been committed.

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