Video recording of interviewsU.K.
3(1)This paragraph applies to any interview by a constable of a detained person that takes place in a police station.
(2)The Secretary of State must—
(a)issue a code of practice about the video recording of interviews to which this paragraph applies, and
(b)make regulations requiring the video recording of interviews to which this paragraph applies in accordance with any relevant code of practice under paragraph (a).
(3)Regulations under sub-paragraph (2) must state that the video recording is to be with sound.
(4)A code of practice under this paragraph—
(a)may make provision in relation to a particular part of the United Kingdom, and
(b)may make different provision for different parts of the United Kingdom.
(5)The failure by a constable to observe a provision of a code does not of itself make the constable liable to criminal or civil proceedings.
(6)A code—
(a)is admissible in evidence in criminal and civil proceedings, and
(b)is to be taken into account by a court or tribunal in any case in which it appears to the court or tribunal to be relevant.
(7)The Secretary of State may revise a code and issue the revised code.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 6 para. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see 100(1)
I2Sch. 6 para. 3 in force at 20.12.2023 by S.I. 2023/1272, reg. 2(a)