Body Worn Video - PACE Interview

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Dear National Police Chiefs' Council,

On 4th December 2015 you responded to a request for information regarding the use of Body Worn Video by Police officers elsewhere than at a Police station.
This request can be found here:

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/u...

PACE Code E & F has since been revised and, in fact, the College of Policing have published an article following a Pilot from Merseyside Police: https://www.college.police.uk/article/me...

It is now up to the Chief Constable / Commissioner to decide on this policy and I strongly believe that the NPCC will be aware of this crucial change which will no doubt free-up officer time and lower public cost and negate issues with PACE Code G.

Please provide the updated policy or guidance provided to Constabularies across England & Wales specific to the use of Body Worn Video for suspect interviews elsewhere than at a Police station - i.e. contemporaneous interview or voluntary attendance (voluntary attendance may include at the police station not under arrest.
If this information is not held as there has been no guidance, please state this and whether there are any plans to communicate with all forces?

Yours faithfully,

Ryan P. Hodges

NPCC FOI Request Mailbox,

Date Received: 16/05/2022

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NUMBER: 174/2022

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The publication referred to on the College of Policing website dated 11 August 2020 is: https://www.college.police.uk/article/me...

Written by SGT Adele Ward, Merseyside Police.

PACE Code E & F (Revised) here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio...

Police forces are being requested confirmation of their knowledge of the changes to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act and whether the force being requested to provide information under the Freedom of Information Act have, or plan to, adopt a similar practice of allowing Body Worn Video to be used for suspect interviews.

The changes to PACE that permit the Chief Officer to adopt this practice will provide clarity on the treatment and detention of persons suspected to have committed or will commit an offence, as well as reducing costs to the public in staffing, maintaining welfare in custody and an expeditious investigation - all of which of significant public interest.

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