PART 1ARREST AND CUSTODY
CHAPTER 2CUSTODY: PERSON NOT OFFICIALLY ACCUSED
Keeping person in custody
13Custody review
1
A custody review must be carried out—
a
when a person has been held in police custody for a continuous period of 6 hours by virtue of authorisation given under section 7, and
b
again, if authorisation to keep the person in police custody is given under section 11, when the person has been held in custody for a continuous period of 6 hours by virtue of that authorisation.
2
A custody review entails the consideration by a constable of whether the test in section 14 is met.
3
A custody review must be carried out by a constable who—
a
is of the rank of inspector or above, and
b
has not been involved in the investigation in connection with which the person is in police custody.
4
If the constable is not satisfied that the test in section 14 is met, the person may continue to be held in police custody only if—
a
a constable charges the person with an offence, or
b
the person is detained under section 28(1A) of the 1995 Act (which allows for detention in connection with a breach of bail conditions).