SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4Powers exercisable by contracted-out staff

Part 3Detention Officers

F1Searches of persons answering to live link bail

27A

(1)

Where a designation applies this paragraph to any person, that person has the powers of a constable under section 54B of the 1984 Act (searches of persons answering to live link bail)—

(a)

to carry out a search of any person attending a police station in the relevant police area; and

(b)

to seize or retain articles found on such a search.

(2)

Anything seized by a person under the power conferred by sub-paragraph (1) must be delivered to a constable as soon as practicable and in any case before the person from whom the thing was seized leaves the police station.