To aid in the investigation of crime, the Police need special powers which will help them in their investigations. Most of the powers the Police have are given by the Police and Criminal Evidence (PACE) Act 1984. Taken from this Act and others, the police have 8 codes of practice from A to H.
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Code A: Powers of Stop and Search
Code B: Powers to search premises and seize property
Code C: Detention and questioning of suspects
Code D: Identification procedures
Code E: Tape-recording of interviews with suspects
Code F: Video recording of interviews
Code G: Powers of Arrest
Code H: Detention, treatment, and questioning of terrorism suspects.
The Codes of Practice provide the core framework of police powers and safeguards around stop and search, arrest, detention, investigation, identification and interviewing detainees.
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