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Police Law 11th Edition

4. Police Questioning and the Rights of Suspects

Chapter 4

INTRODUCTION p 111

In the third paragraph, the words from ‘or designated’ to ‘in force’ in lines 9 to 14 are deleted by the Policing and Crime Act 2009, Sch 8.

Audio recorded interviews p 129

Recording interviews by secure digital network p 132

Visual Recording on interviews p 134

The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revisions to Codes E and F) Order 2010 (SI 2010/1108) brought into force on 1 May 2010 revisions to Code E (audio recording code) to enable the use of secure digital network, as an alternative to removable media format (audio tape), to record interviews with suspects in detention. These revisions extend the trial scheme piloted in the Eastern Division of the Lancashire Constabulary to all forces in England and Wales. The National Policing Improvement Agency will provide training and guidance to police forces in the minimum technical standards required for secure digital network recording of interviews. The Agency is conducting a project to roll out secure digital recording technology across forces.

The Order also brought into operation on 1 May 2010 parallel revisions to Code F (visual recording code) to enable visual recordings of suspects in detention to be made by digital recording.