Third party warrants
Karin Mabberley made this Freedom of Information request to National Police Chiefs' Council This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear National Police Chiefs' Council,
Please could you tell me if police officers attending the execution of a third party warrant with power of entry have any powers of entry to the property if the police are not named on the warrant?
For clarity, could the householder admit entry only the civilians named on the warrant and deny entry to the police without being guilty of either a criminal offence or obstruction of the warrant?
Yours faithfully,
Karin Mabberley
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NUMBER: 0039/18
A Freedom of Information request has been received by the NPCC on 05/03/2018.
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Sherry Traquair
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Sherry
Sherry Traquair
NPCC Freedom of Information Officer & Decision Maker
National Police Freedom of Information & Data Protection Unit (NPFDU)
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