Saturday, March 31, 2007

Review does not keep PACE with reality
Jane's Police Review, 28 March 2007
http://jpr.janes.com
"A Home Office consultation paper on the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 'gets nowhere near making a case for major change', according to a leading expert on the legislation. Prof Michael Zander said he is 'extremely troubled' by the report's suggestion that the PACE codes of practice, which apply to police actions on investigating offen¡ces or charging offenders, could be replaced by statutory guidance." [Sub required]