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The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Remote Reviews of Detention) Regulations 2014

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Contents: 4 provisions
  1. Title and introductory text
  2. 1 Citation and commencement
  3. 2 Interpretation
  4. 3 Remote reviews of detention

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4 provisions

Title and introductory text

2014 No. 3279 Police, England And Wales The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Remote Reviews of Detention) Regulations 2014 Made 11th December 2014 Laid before Parliament 15th December 2014 Coming into force 8th January 2015 The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 45A of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, makes the following Regulations.

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1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Remote Reviews of Detention) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 8th January 2015.

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2 Interpretation

In these Regulations— “Act” means the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984; “review of detention” means a review under section 40(1)(b) of the Act of the detention of a person who has been arrested but not charged, which is carried out by an officer of at least the rank of inspector.

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3 Remote reviews of detention

(1) The function of carrying out a review of detention of an arrested person who is held at a police station may be performed by an officer who— (a) is not present at the police station where the arrested person is held; but (b) has access to the use of video-conferencing facilities that enable the officer to communicate with persons in that station. (2) An officer performing a review of detention in the circumstances specified in paragraph (1) must use the video-conferencing facilities to communicate with persons in that station.

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