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Part IV Detention—conditions and durationSection 38Table of ContentsContentMore ResourcesPrevious: ProvisionNext: ProvisionPlain ViewPrint OptionsWhat VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As enacted)Advanced FeaturesShow Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)Show Timeline of Changes Opening OptionsOpen whole ActOpen Act without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyMore ResourcesOriginal Print PDFView moreChanges over time for: Section 38Alternative versions:01/02/1991 - Amendment14/10/1991 - Amendment01/10/1992 - Amendment03/02/1995 - Amendment10/04/1995 - Amendment25/08/2000 - Amendment20/06/2001 - Amendment05/04/2004 - Amendment01/08/2004 - Amendment04/04/2005 - Amendment01/12/2005 - Amendment01/02/2010 - AmendmentChanges to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. 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Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.Changes and effects yet to be applied to :Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the specific provision you are viewing.s. 38(2A) words substituted by 2012 c. 10 Sch. 11 para. 34Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters where applicable. This includes any insertions of whole new Parts, Chapters or provisions yet to be inserted into this Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing.Act applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2013/1542 art. 3(5)(6)Act applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2013/1542 art. 12(5)-(8)Act applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2014/1704 art. 3 Sch. 1Act modified by 2014 c. 12 s. 176(6)Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):s. 17(a)(i) applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2013/1542 art. 3(2)-(4) Sch. 1s. 17(1)(c)(vi) inserted by 2012 c. 10 s. 144(8)(a)s. 51(b)(d) applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2013/1542 art. 12(2)-(4) Sch. 2s. 61(5C) inserted by 2014 c. 12 s. 144(1)(b)s. 63(3AA) inserted by 2014 c. 12 s. 144(2)(c)s. 63(3ZA)(b)(iii) and word inserted by 2014 c. 12 s. 144(2)(a)s. 63D applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2015/1783 art. 3(1) Sch. 1s. 63D inserted by 2012 c. 9 s. 1s. 63D(2)(a) excluded by S.I. 2013/1813 art. 2A (as inserted) by S.I. 2013/2580 art. 3s. 63E applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2015/1783 art. 3(1) Sch. 1s. 63E inserted by 2012 c. 9 s. 2s. 63F inserted by 2012 c. 9 s. 3s. 63G applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2015/1783 art. 3(1) Sch. 1s. 63G inserted by 2012 c. 9 s. 3s. 63H applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2015/1783 art. 3(1) Sch. 1s. 63H inserted by 2012 c. 9 s. 4s. 63I applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2015/1783 art. 3(1) Sch. 1s. 63I inserted by 2012 c. 9 s. 5s. 63J applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2015/1783 art. 3(1) Sch. 1s. 63J inserted by 2012 c. 9 s. 6s. 63K applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2015/1783 art. 3(1) Sch. 1s. 63K inserted by 2012 c. 9 s. 7s. 63L applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2015/1783 art. 3(1) Sch. 1s. 63L inserted by 2012 c. 9 s. 8s. 63M applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2015/1783 art. 3(1) Sch. 1s. 63M inserted by 2012 c. 9 s. 9s. 63N applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2015/1783 art. 3(1) Sch. 1s. 63N inserted by 2012 c. 9 s. 10s. 63O applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2015/1783 art. 3(1) Sch. 1s. 63O inserted by 2012 c. 9 s. 11s. 63P applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2015/1783 art. 3(1) Sch. 1s. 63P inserted by 2012 c. 9 s. 12s. 63P substituted by 2014 c. 12 s. 145(1)s. 63Q applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2015/1783 art. 3(1) Sch. 1s. 63Q inserted by 2012 c. 9 s. 13s. 63R applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2015/1783 art. 3(1) Sch. 1s. 63R inserted by 2012 c. 9 s. 14s. 63S applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2015/1783 art. 3(1) Sch. 1s. 63S inserted by 2012 c. 9 s. 15s. 63T applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2015/1783 art. 3(1) Sch. 1s. 63T inserted by 2012 c. 9 s. 16s. 63U applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2015/1783 art. 3(1) Sch. 1s. 63U inserted by 2012 c. 9 s. 17s. 63U(5) words substituted by 2014 c. 12 s. 146(1)(a)s. 63U(5A)(5B) inserted by 2014 c. 12 s. 146(1)(b)s. 63AA inserted by 2012 c. 9 s. 23s. 63AB inserted by 2012 c. 9 s. 24s. 65(1) words inserted by 2008 c. 28 s. 10(5) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S. 10 omitted (14.12.2011) by virtue of 2011 c. 23, ss. 29, 31(2), Sch. 7 para. 5(3))s. 65(1) words inserted by 2010 c. 17 s. 14(3)(a) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S. 14 repealed (31.10.2013) without ever being in force by 2012 c. 9, Sch. 9 para. 4(2), Sch. 10 Pt. 1; S.I. 2013/2104, art. 3(c)(d))s. 65(1) words inserted by 2010 c. 17 s. 14(3)(b) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S. 14 repealed (31.10.2013) without ever being in force by 2012 c. 9, Sch. 9 para. 4(2), Sch. 10 Pt. 1; S.I. 2013/2104, art. 3(c)(d))s. 65(1) words inserted by 2012 c. 9 s. 18(2)(a)s. 65(1) words inserted by 2012 c. 9 s. 18(2)(b)s. 65(1) words inserted by 2012 c. 9 s. 18(2)(c)s. 65(2A) (2B) inserted by 2012 c. 9 s. 18(3)s. 65A(2)(s) inserted by 2015 c. 30 Sch. 5 para. 3s. 65A(2)(da)-(dc) inserted by S.I. 2013/2774 art. 2(2)s. 65A(2)(fa) inserted by S.I. 2013/2774 art. 2(3)s. 65A(2)(ga)-(ge) inserted by S.I. 2013/2774 art. 2(4)s. 65A(2)(ha) inserted by S.I. 2013/2774 art. 2(5)s. 65A(2)(ja) inserted by S.I. 2013/2774 art. 2(6)s. 65A(2)(ka) inserted by S.I. 2013/2774 art. 2(7)s. 65A(2)(na)(nb) inserted by S.I. 2013/2774 art. 2(8)s. 65A(2)(oa)-(oc) inserted by S.I. 2013/2774 art. 2(9)s. 65B inserted by 2012 c. 9 s. 18(5)s. 66(3) inserted by 2012 c. 9 Sch. 9 para. 21s. 114ZA inserted by 2016 anaw 6 s. 185(1)Sch. 1 para. 15A and cross-heading inserted by 2015 c. 20 s. 82(3)(e)Sch. 1A para. 21A added by 1995 c. 32 s. 8B(1) (as inserted) by 2006 c. 12 Sch. 3 para. 13Sch. 2A para. 1(4) inserted by 2014 c. 12 Sch. 11 para. 86(2)(b)Sch. 2A para. 2(2)(c) and word inserted by 2014 c. 12 Sch. 11 para. 86(3)(b)Sch. 2A para. 9(4) inserted by 2014 c. 12 Sch. 11 para. 86(4)(b)Sch. 2A para. 10(5) inserted by 2014 c. 12 Sch. 11 para. 86(5)(b)Sch. 2A para. 2(2)(b) words substituted by 2014 c. 12 Sch. 11 para. 86(3)(a)Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984Commencement OrdersThis section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing. Where applicable the commencement orders are listed under two headings, firstly those that bring some part of the Act you are viewing into force and secondly, those that bring into force legislation that affects some part of the legislation you are viewing. If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:S.I. 2003/3300 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 38)S.I. 2004/3338 art. 3(b) commences (2002 c. 30)S.I. 2011/410 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 15)S.I. 2011/414 art. 2 commences (2010 c. 17)S.I. 2011/2144 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 48)S.I. 2011/2148 art. 2 commences (2009 c. 25)S.I. 2011/3019 art. 3 Sch. 1 commences (2011 c. 13)38 Duties of custody officer after charge.E+W(1)Where a person arrested for an offence otherwise than under a warrant endorsed for bail is charged with an offence, the custody officer shall [F1, subject to section 25 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994,] order his release from police detention, either on bail or without bail, unless—
[F2F3(ii)the custody officer has reasonable grounds for believing that the person arrested will fail to appear in court to answer to bail;
[F2(iiia)in a case where a sample may be taken from the person under section 63B below, the custody officer has reasonable grounds for believing that the detention of the person is necessary to enable the sample to be taken from him;]
(vi)the custody officer has reasonable grounds for believing that the detention of the person arrested is necessary for his own protection;]
(i)any of the requirements of paragraph (a) above is satisfied [F4(but, in the case of paragraph (a)(iiia) above, only if the arrested juvenile has attained the minimum age)] ; or
[F5(c)the offence with which the person is charged is murder.]
(2)If the release of a person arrested is not required by subsection (1) above, the custody officer may authorise him to be kept in police detention [F6but may not authorise a person to be kept in police detension by virtue of subsection (1)(a)(iiia) after the end of the period of six hours beginning when he was charged with the offence].
[F7(2A)The custody officer, in taking the decisions required by subsection (1)(a) and (b) above (except (a)(i) and (vi) and (b)(ii)), shall have regard to the same considerations as those which a court is required to have regard to in taking the corresponding decisions under paragraph [F82(1)] of Part I of Schedule 1 to the M1Bail Act 1976 [F9(disregarding paragraph 2(2) of that Part)] .]
(3)Where a custody officer authorises a person who has been charged to be kept in police detention, he shall, as soon as practicable, make a written record of the grounds for the detention.
(4)Subject to subsection (5) below, the written record shall be made in the presence of the person charged who shall at that time be informed by the custody officer of the grounds for his detention.
(5)Subsection (4) above shall not apply where the person charged is, at the time when the written record is made—
[F10(6)Where a custody officer authorises an arrested juvenile to be kept in police detention under subsection (1) above, the custody officer shall, unless he certifies—
(b)in the case of an arrested juvenile who has attained the [F11age of 12 years], that no secure accommodation is available and that keeping him in other local authority accommodation would not be adequate to protect the public from serious harm from him,
secure that the arrested juvenile is moved to local authority accommodation.]
[F12F10(6A)In this section—
[F13“minimum age” means the age specified in [F14section 63B(3)(b) below];]
[F15“sexual offence” means an offence specified in Part 2 of Schedule 15 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003;
“violent offence” means murder or an offence specified in Part 1 of that Schedule;]
and any reference, in relation to an arrested juvenile charged with a violent or sexual offence, to protecting the public from serious harm from him shall be construed as a reference to protecting members of the public from death or serious personal injury, whether physical or psychological, occasioned by further such offences committed by him.]
[F12(6B)Where an arrested juvenile is moved to local authority accommodation under subsection (6) above, it shall be lawful for any person acting on behalf of the authority to detain him.]
(7)A certificate made under subsection (6) above in respect of an arrested juvenile shall be produced to the court before which he is first brought thereafter.
[F16(7A)In this section “imprisonable offence” has the same meaning as in Schedule 1 to the Bail Act 1976.]
(8)In this Part of this Act “local authority” has the same meaning as in the [F17Children Act 1989].
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All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F1Words in s. 38(1) inserted (10.4.1995) by 1994 c. 33, s. 168(2), Sch. 10 para. 54; S.I. 1995/721, art. 2, Sch.F2S. 38(1)(a)(iiia) substituted (1.12.2005) by Drugs Act 2005 (c. 17), ss. 23(1), 24, Sch. 1 para. 3(a); S.I. 2005/3053, art. 2(1)(f)F3S. 38(1)(a)(ii)-(vi) substituted (10.4.1995) for sub-paras (ii)(iii) by 1994 c. 33, s. 28(2); S.I. 1995/721, art. 2, Sch.F4Words in s. 38(1)(b)(i) inserted (1.8.2004 for certain purposes and 1.12.2005 for further purposes) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 5(2)(a)(ii), 336; S.I. 2004/1867, art. 2; S.I. 2005/3055, art. 2F5S. 38(1)(c) added (1.2.2010) by Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25), ss. 177(1), 182, Sch. 21 para. 77 (with s. 180, Sch. 22); S.I. 2010/145, art. 2(2), Sch. para. 25(b)F6Words in s. 38(2) inserted (for certain purposes on 20.6.2001, 2.7.2001, 20.5.2002, 2.9.2002, 1.4.2003, 1.4.2004, 1.4.2005 and 1.12.2005) by 2000 c. 43, ss. 57(3)(b), 80(1); S.I. 2001/2232, art. 2(f); S.I. 2002/1149, art. 2; S.I. 2002/1862, art. 2; S.I. 2003/709, art. 2; S.I. 2004/780, art. 2; S.I. 2005/596, art. 2; S.I. 2005/3054, art. 2F7S. 38(2A) inserted (10.4.1995) by 1994 c. 33, s. 28(3); S.I. 1995/721, art. 2, Sch.F8Words in s. 38(2A) substituted (5.4.2004) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 331, 336, Sch. 36 para. 5(a); S.I. 2004/829, art. 2(1)(2)(k)F9Words in s. 38(2A) inserted (5.4.2004) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 331, 336, Sch. 36 para. 5(b); S.I. 2004/829, art. 2(1)(2)(k)F10S. 38(6)(6A) substituted (1.10.1992) by Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53), s. 59; S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(2), Sch. 2.F11Words in s. 38(6)(b) substituted (3.2.1995) by 1994 c. 33, s. 24; S.I. 1995/127, art. 2(1), Sch. 1F12S. 38(6A)(6B) inserted (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108(5), Sch. 13 para. 53(2) (with Sch. 14 para. 1(1)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)F13S. 38(6A): definition of "minimum age" inserted (1.8.2004 for certain purposes and 1.12.2005 for further purposes) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 5(2)(b), 336; S.I. 2004/1867, art. 2; S.I. 2005/3055, art. 2F14S. 38(6A): words in the definition of "minimum age" substituted (1.12.2005) by Drugs Act 2005 (c. 17), ss. 23(1), 24, Sch. 1 para. 3(b); S.I. 2005/3053, art. 2(1)(f)F15S. 38(6A): definitions of "sexual offence" and "violent offence" substituted (4.4.2005) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 304, 336, Sch. 32 para. 44; S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 paras. 23, 42(20) (subject to art. 2(2), Sch. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2005/2122, art. 2)F16S. 38(7A) inserted (10.4.1995) by 1994 c. 33, s. 28(4); S.I. 1995/721, art. 2, Sch.F17Words in s. 38(8) substituted (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108(5), Sch. 13 para. 53(3) (with Sch. 14 para. 1(1)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)Modifications etc. (not altering text)C1S. 38 modified (4.4.2005) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 88(1)(a), 336; S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 5 (subject to art. 2(2), Sch. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2005/2122, art. 2)S. 38 modified (4.4.2005) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 88(1)(b), 336; S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 5 (subject to art. 2(2), Sch. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2005/2122, art. 2)C2S. 38 applied (with modifications) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 24B(1)-(3) (as inserted (29.6.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 18(1), 53 (with s. 18(2)); S.I. 2007/1614, art. 2(e))Marginal CitationsM11976 c. 63. 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