Arrest Procedure – Code G of PACE Necessity for Arrest

Question 1

For an arrest to be lawful, what must all officers be able to describe?

Answer 1

Officers must describe why the actions, behaviour, or circumstances made the arrest necessary. They must provide at least one of the reasons from “COPPLAN ID” to make the arrest lawful.

Question 2

In the mnemonic “COPPLAN ID” for the necessity of arrest under PACE, what does the “C” stand for?

Answer 2

Child or vulnerable person protection

Question 3

In “COPPLAN ID”, what is represented by the letter “O”?

Answer 3

Obstruction of a highway prevention

Question 4

For the first “P” in “COPPLAN ID”, what necessity for arrest is indicated?

Answer 4

Prevent physical injury to self/other

Question 5

What does the second “P” in “COPPLAN ID” signify?

Answer 5

Prevent offence against public decency

Question 6

In “COPPLAN ID”, what necessity does the “L” represent?

Answer 6

To prevent Loss or damage to property.

Question 7

What necessity for arrest is represented by the “N” in “COPPLAN ID”?

Answer 7

Answer: Ascertain person’s name

Question 8

In “COPPLAN ID”, what does the “I” stand for?

Answer 8

Allow prompt/effective investigation

Question 9

What arrest necessity is indicated by the “D” in “COPPLAN ID”?

Answer 9

Prevent disappearance of the suspect

Question 10

Which section of PACE 1984 stipulates that a Police Officer must have reasonable grounds to believe that an arrest was necessary?

Answer 10

Section 24 of PACE, Code G

Question 11

What information must be given to someone who is being arrested?

Answer 11

1) That they are under arrest
2) The offence they are being arrested for
3) The grounds for the arrest (why you suspect the person has committed the offence)
4) The necessity of the arrest (as laid out in Code G of PACE 1984)