Police Powers: Detention 2

Question 1

s37

Answer 1

D should be taken to a custody officer

Question 2

s54A

Answer 2

Strip search, if reas sus that concealed an item not allowed in detention, must done in private and officer at same sex

Question 3

s55

Answer 3

intimate search done by medical practitioner if reas sus that S concealed weapon/drugs- physical examination of bodily orifices other than the mouth

Question 4

s56

Answer 4

can be withdrawn if police suspect that S may interfere with witness, alert accomplices .SAMUEL

Question 5

S58

Answer 5

Right to free legal advice in private, could be over the phone for non imprisonable offences, only entitled lawyer if:
- if police interview or ID Procedure
- S is entitled an appropriate adult
- S needs an interpreter
also it may be delayed up to 36 authorised by SI must be based on specific aspect of the case not assumption

Question 6

s60

Answer 6

interviews must be tape recorded

Question 7

s61

Answer 7

fingerprints/ footwear impression can taken without consent

Question 8

s62

Answer 8

intimate samples consent is needed- done by medical practitioner except dental impression and urine

Question 9

s63

Answer 9

non intimate samples can be taken without consent

Question 10

s64

Answer 10

S must be photographed and must remove items covering the face