The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) Order 1988

Made: 12th July 1988

Laid before Parliament: 13th July 1988

Coming into force: 29th July 1988

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 67(4) of the Act, hereby orders as follows:

Citation and Commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) Order 1988 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Tape-recording code of practice

2

The code of practice laid in draft before Parliament on 13th June 1988 in connection with the tape-recording of interviews of persons suspected of the commission of criminal offences which are held by police officers at police stations shall come into operation on the day after the day on which this Order is approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Signed

Douglas Hurd — One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State — 12th July 1988

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This order appoints as the date on which the code of practice for the tape-recording of police interviews under section 60(1) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 will come into operation.

When the code is in operation, it will apply to the tape-recording of police interviews in any area where tape-recording is required by virtue of an order under section 60(1)(b) of the Act of 1984. (By virtue of section 121(1) and (2) of that Act, section 60(1)(b) may be brought into force for different areas on different dates.)

The code of practice will be published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office: copies may be obtained from Government bookshops.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1984 c. 60.