User guide to police powers and procedures

Updated to accompany the publication of 'Police powers and procedures: Roads policing, to December 2023'.

Updated to accompany publication of 'Stop and search, arrests and mental health detentions, March 2024'.

Updated to accompany the publication of 'Other PACE powers, England and Wales, year ending March 2023'.

Updated to accompany the publication of 'Stop and search and arrests, year ending March 2023'.

Updated to accompany the publication of 'Police powers and procedures: Other PACE powers, England and Wales, year ending 31 November 2022'

Updated: 'User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures'.

Updated to accompany the publication of 'Police powers and procedures: Other PACE powers, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2021'.

User guide has been converted to HTML format and updated.

Updated to accompany publication of 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2020'.

Updated to accompany the publication of 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2019’.

Updated to accompany the publication of 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2018'.

Updated to accompany publication of 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2017'.

Updated to accompany publication of 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2016'.

Updated 'User guide to Police powers and procedures'.

Updated to accompany 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2014'.

Updated to accompany 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales 2012 to 2013.

First published.