Made under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
3 statutory instruments made using powers in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, newest first. Each one is explained section by section in plain English.
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to Enforcement Officers) Regulations 2026
- Department: Department for Business and Trade
- Made under: Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
The Regulations applied specified sections of PACE, with modifications, to enforcement officers investigating labour market offences in England and Wales, and revoked the previous 2017 rules.
These Regulations apply selected provisions of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE)—which typically govern police officers—to enforcement officers appointed under the Employment Rights Act 2025 when they investigate 'labour market offences' across England and Wales, replacing previous 2017 regulations and detailing numerous specific modifications to ensure PACE powers like stop and search, entry, seizure of evidence, and arrest procedures operate correctly within the context of these specialist investigators, including mandatory transfer of arrested persons and seized material to the police upon custody commencement.
The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025
The Regulations amended numerous secondary legal instruments to align with the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, repealed a section of the Data Protection Act 2018 concerning recordable offences, and updated electoral and company disclosure rules concerning data processing safeguards.
These Regulations finalize the transition following the enactment of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 by making necessary consequential amendments across various pieces of UK legislation.
Key actions include repealing a section of the Data Protection Act 2018 concerning recordable offences while simultaneously updating regulations to ensure the new offence of making false statements in response to an interview notice becomes recordable, and revising numerous electoral and company disclosure rules to align references from the UK GDPR concerning data processing for research and archiving purposes (replacing references to Article 89 with Article 84A).
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (Application to Food Crime Officers) Regulations 2025
The regulations extended police powers related to investigation and prosecution of food crime to food crime officers in England and Wales.
These regulations, effective May 1st, 2025, extend certain provisions of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) and the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (CJPOA) to food crime officers in England and Wales.
Specifically, they grant food crime officers powers related to entry, search, seizure, and detention, subject to modifications outlined in the regulations.
The changes aim to enhance the investigation and prosecution of food-related crimes.