Previous Versions of the PACE Codes 2004

This page contains versions of the PACE Code that were in effect from 1 August 2004 to Midnight on 31 December 2005. PLEASE NOTE THESE ARE HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AND ARE NOT THE CURRENT VERSION.

Date: Thu Jan 05 16:18:05 GMT 2006

• PACE Codes 2004: Welsh Edition (PDF file - 812kb)

  PLEASE NOTE: These Codes will be superseded after midnight on 31 December 2005 when the revised Codes (available on the PACE Codes page) will come into effect.

• Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE): Code A (PDF file - 95kb)

  This document sets out police statutory powers to search a person or a vehicle without first making an arrest. It also deals with the need for a police officer to make a record of a stop or encounter.

• Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE): Code B (PDF file - 85kb)

  This document sets out police statutory powers to search premises and to seize and retain property found on premises and persons.

• Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE): Code C (PDF file - 216kb)

  This document sets out the requirements for the detention, treatment and questioning of people in police custody by police officers.

• Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE): Code D (PDF file - 146kb)

  This document concerns the main methods used by the police to identify people in connection with the investigation of offences and the keeping of accurate and reliable criminal records.

• Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE): Code E (PDF file - 57kb)

  This document deals with the tape recording of interviews with suspects in the police station.

• Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE): Code F (PDF file - 60kb)

  This document deals with the visual recording with sound of interviews with suspects.

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