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Instituting Criminal Proceedings
Master criminal proceedings via written charges, requisitions, summonses, warrants and cross-border execution.
Pre-charge Release, Street Bail and Pre-charge Bail
Examine pre-charge release duties, street bail under PACE s. 30A and pre-charge bail time limits.
Post-charge Bail: Refusal, Conditions, Breach and Police Remands
Master post-charge bail refusals, juvenile transfers, sureties, absconding offences and police remands.
Court Procedure and Witnesses
Review trial in absence, witness competence, spousal compellability, special measures and cross-examination.
Exclusion of Admissible Evidence: Confessions, Unfairness and Entrapment
Master confession admissibility under PACE s. 76, discretionary exclusion under s. 78 and entrapment law.
Disclosure of Evidence (CPIA 1996, Code of Practice, CrimPR Part 8)
Master criminal disclosure duties under CPIA 1996, the Code of Practice and CrimPR 2025 Part 8.
Detention and Treatment 1: Custody Officer, Vulnerable Persons, Right to Have Someone Informed, Legal Advice
Examine custody officer duties, appropriate adults, the s. 56 right to have someone informed and s. 58 legal advice.
Detention and Treatment 2: Custody Records, Care, Interpreters, Intimate and Strip Searches, X-rays
Review custody records, detainee care, rousing checks, interpreters, intimate and strip searches and X-rays.
Detention Time Limits: Relevant Time, Reviews, Extensions and Warrants of Further Detention
Master detention clocks, relevant time under PACE s. 41, periodic reviews, extensions and warrants of further detention.
Charging, Cautions as Disposals and Drug Testing
Examine charging decisions under PACE s. 37 and DG6, post-charge questioning, cautions and s. 63B drug testing.
Identification by Witnesses (Code D Sections 1-3, Annexes A-E)
Master eyewitness identification procedures under PACE Code D Sections 1-3 and Annexes A-E.
Fingerprints, Samples, Examinations, Photographs and Retention (Code D Sections 4-6, Annexes F-G)
Examine fingerprints, footwear impressions, identity searches, photographs, DNA samples and retention under Code D.
Interviews: Cautions, Special Warnings and Restrictions on Inferences
Master interview cautions, special warnings under CJPOA ss. 36-37, adverse inferences and PACE Code C interview rules.
Recording of Interviews (PACE Codes E and F)
Master audio and visual recording of interviews under PACE Codes E and F, relevant officers and Annex exceptions.