PACE codes

Code A governs the exercise of statutory stop and search powers by police officers in England and Wales. It sets out the grounds on which an officer may stop an

Code B regulates the powers of police officers to search premises and to seize property found on premises or on persons. It covers searches carried out under wa

Code C is the most extensive of the PACE Codes and governs the detention, treatment, and questioning of persons held at police stations. It sets out the rights

Code D governs the procedures used by police to identify suspects, including video identification, identification parades, group identification, and confrontati

Code E requires that interviews with suspects held at police stations are audio recorded using approved equipment. The code sets out the procedures for starting

Code F governs the visual recording with sound of police interviews with suspects. It operates alongside Code E and applies where a police station has the equip

Code G governs the exercise of the power of arrest under section 24 of PACE 1984, as amended by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005. The code reflec

Code H governs the detention, treatment, and questioning of persons arrested under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000. It operates alongside Code C but modifi