Maritime enforcement powers: draft code of practice
Code of practice to be followed by law enforcement officers when arresting a person under the power conferred by Section 90 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017.
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This code of practice was laid before parliament on 16 November 2017 under Section 94 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017. It is now in force and the final version has been published.
Section 94 requires that a code of practice be prepared and issued in respect of the practice to be followed by law enforcement officers when arresting a person under the power conferred by section 90 of the 2017 Act, in particular, what information needs to be given to the arrested person at the time of arrest.