SCHEDULES

C2C1SCHEDULE 8 Detention

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1

Sch. 8 applied (with modifications) (25.7.2006) by Terrorism Act 2006 (c. 11), s. 25(1)(3)(4); S.I. 2006/1936, art. 2

Part I Treatment of persons detained under section 41 F1or 43B or Schedule 7

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F1

Words in Sch. 8 Pt. 1 heading inserted (28.6.2022) by Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32), ss. 184(2)(b), 208(5)(w)

Audio and video recording of interviews

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1

This paragraph applies to a code of practice under paragraph 3.

2

Where the Secretary of State proposes to issue a code of practice he shall—

a

publish a draft,

b

consider any representations made to him about the draft, and

c

if he thinks it appropriate, modify the draft in the light of any representations made to him.

3

The Secretary of State shall lay a draft of the code before Parliament.

4

When the Secretary of State has laid a draft code before Parliament he may bring it into operation by order.

5

The Secretary of State may revise a code and issue the revised code; and sub-paragraphs (2) to (4) shall apply to a revised code as they apply to an original code.

6

The failure by a constable to observe a provision of a code shall not of itself make him liable to criminal or civil proceedings.

7

A code—

a

shall be admissible in evidence in criminal and civil proceedings, and

b

shall be taken into account by a court or tribunal in any case in which it appears to the court or tribunal to be relevant.