The 7th edition of this bestselling work provides full coverage of the law surrounding the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 as amended. It includes everything needed to understand PACE collected together in one volume.
The work comprises section-by-section commentary on the Act and on the corresponding provisions in the Codes of Practice, followed by full text of the Act, Codes of Practice and related legislation.
- Clarifies PACE in practice via in-depth discussion of case law, including many new judicial decisions
- Includes all recent changes to the Codes of Practice including the most recent revision of PACE Code A on Stop and Search and the revision of PACE Codes C and H
- Covers the revised ACPO Guidance on Pre-Interview Briefing of solicitors; and the Amendments of the Terrorism Act 2000 Sch. 7 regarding detainees at ports and airports
- Deals with the implementation of changes made in PACE by recent legislation
- Covers topics derived from other legislation that integrally relate to PACE, such as the right to silence, human rights issues and terrorism investigations
- Includes a Q & A section in each chapter giving quick answers to common and more obscure questions
- References official reports, new research, writing and statistics about PACE to aid further research
- Lists free online resources for finding PACE related changes
