Sun, 17 Jun 2007
Code
of Practice A of the Police and Criminal Evidence (PACE) Act
1984
states:
4. Recording requirements
4.1 An officer who has carried out a search in the exercise of any
power to which this Code applies, must make a record of it at the time,
unless there are exceptional circumstances which would make this wholly
impracticable (e.g.in situations involving public disorder or when the
officer’s presence is urgently required elsewhere). If a record is not
made at the time, the officer must do so as soon as practicable
afterwards. There may be situations in which it is not practicable to
obtain the information necessary to complete a record, but the officer
should make every reasonable effort to do so. [See Note 21.]
4.2 A copy of a record made at the time must be given immediately [my
emphasis] to
the person who has been searched. The officer must ask for the name,
address and date of birth of the person searched, but there is no
obligation on a person to provide these details and no power of
detention if the person is unwilling to do so.
A form 5090 was completed during my stop and search back on
2005-07-28,
but a copy was never given to me until a
few
days ago…
