PACE and Stop and Search Flashcards

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What is the definition for Section 1 (2) of PACE?

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If a constable has reasonably grounds (reasonably suspects), he may: -

(a) search
(i) any person or vehicle
(ii) anything which is in or on a vehicle for stolen items, prohibited articles, offensive weapons, or a category four firework and,
(b) detain a person or vehicle for the purpose of a search.

S - Stolen Items
O - Offensive Weapons - made, intended or adapted (likely used in connection of Burglary, TWOC, Theft, Fraud and Criminal Damage)
P - Prohibited articles - bladed or sharply pointed articles

BANG - Category four firework

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What is the definition for Section 23 (2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act?

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If a constable has reasonably grounds to suspect that a person is in possession of a controlled drug in contravention of the Act, the constable may -

  • search that person and detain him;
  • search any vehicle or vessel
  • seize and detain anything found in the course of the search which appears to be evidence of an offence.
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What is GOWISELY?

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G - Grounds of the search
O - Objective of the search
W - Warrant card (if off-duty or in plain clothes)
I - Identification (warrant number)
S - Station you’re attached too
E - Entitlement to a search record
L - Legislation/ legal power for the search
Y - You are detained for the purpose of the search

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What is SHACKS?

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S - Seen - Seen an offence take place
H - Heard - Overheard a conversation
A - Actions - Running away from police or avoiding eye contact
C - Conversation - The subject being withheld and blunt (not forthcoming).
K - Knowledge - Information from PNC, briefing, being a hotspot for certain crime types.
S - Smell - Intoxicated liquor or the smell of drugs (heroin or cannabis)

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What is the definition for Section 32 of PACE?

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(DIE)

A constable may search any arrested person, other than at a police station, if they have reasonable grounds for believing:

  • Search for an implement to aid escape;
  • Search for evidence related to an offence.
  • Danger to self or others

If the person is arrested for an indicatable offence, the constable has the power to:

-Enter and search any premises in which he was when arrested

or

-Immediately before he was arrested

For evidence relating to the offence.

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What is the definition for Section 47 of the Firearms Act?

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Any person or vehicle can be searched by an officer if the officer has reasonably grounds for suspecting that the person is in possession of a firearm, with or without ammunition.

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What is the definition for Section 43 of the Terrorism Act?

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A constable may search and detain any person who they suspect to be a terrorist.

S.43A covers the power for searching of a vehicle under the same grounds.

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What is the definition for Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act?

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Authorised by the rank of Inspector or above.

Any constable in uniform may search any person or vehicle in the specified area for a period of twenty-four hours.

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What is the definition for Section 54 of PACE?

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Search of the DP at custody on behalf of the custody Sergeant - Similar to a Section 32 search.

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What is the definition of Section 17 of PACE?

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Power of entry to save life or limb of someone in immediate risk of harm, execute a warrant and to arrest for an indictable offence.

W - With a warrant or without
A - Arrest for indictable Offence (Either Way or Indicatable)
S - Specified Offences
P - Person at Large
S - Save life/limb / protect property
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What is the definition of Section 18 of PACE?

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Power of entry to a controlled or occupied premises by a suspect who has been arrested for an Indicatable offence (Either way or Indicatable). Authorised by the rank of inspector and above (S.18 (1)).

S.18 (5) - ‘Keeping it alive’ - Can enter a premises and search it prior to inspectors approval if you believe that evidence could be lost if action isn’t completed quickly.

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What is the definition of Section 19 of PACE?

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A constable may seize anything, when lawfully on a premises, in which he has reasonable grounds for believing it to be evidence in relation to an offence he is investigating.

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