What do Police need to tell an individual when conducting a ‘Stop & Search’?
GO WISELY:
G - Grounds/suspicion officer has
O - Objects the officer is looking for
W- Warrant card, to be shown if officer is in plain clothes
I - Identity of officer, name & number
S - Station officer is from
E - Entitlement to a copy of search record
L - Legal basis/power used for search to be carried out
Y - ‘You are being detained for purposes of a search…’
Define Section 54 Civic Government Act 1982?
Any person who sounds or plays any musical instrument, sings or performs or operates any radio or TV receiver, record player or tape recorder or other sound projecting device so as to give any other person reasonable cause for annoyance and fails to desist on being required to do so by a constable in uniform.
As per Section 54 Civic Government Act 1982, what may you do under warrant?
- Knock the door
- State who you are
- Ask for admission, if however you are refused entry you may:
i) Enter premises without warrant
ii) Seize noise making equipment if it is reasonably suspected an offence under Section 54 has been committed
iii) Use reasonable force
iv) Retain the equipment, hold it for 28 DAYS, the owner is liable for any storage costs that apply.
Section 38 Criminal Justice & Licensing Act 2010?
“Threatening and Abusive Behaviour”
- To behave in a threatening and abusive manner where the behaviour is likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear or alarm and the person behaving in such a manner intends the behaviour to cause fear or alarm or is reckless as to wether the behaviour would cause fear or alarm.
Section 39 Criminal Justice & Licensing Act 2010?
“Stalking”
- Where a person engages in a course of conduct (AT LEAST 2 OCCASIONS) where either:
i) The conduct is intended to cause fear or alarm.
ii) The person ought to have known the conduct would cause fear or alarm.
iii) It does in fact cause the victim to suffer or alarm.
Section 52 Criminal Law Consolidation Scotland Act 1995?
“Vandalism”
It is an offence for any person to wilfully or recklessly destroy or damage the property of another without reasonable excuse.
Essential Elements:
- Must be either a deliberate intention to damage the property or an act so reckless as to show utter disregard for the consequences
- Must be damage or destruction of property
- Damage or destruction must be to property not belonging to accused
A ‘Sudden Death’ is regarded as a death resulting from what?
- Violence
- Suicide
- Unknown Causes
- Suspicious Causes
- Road Crashes
- Fires
- Cot Deaths
- Drowning
- Industrial Accidents
What details must be included on a Death Certificate?
- Cause of Death
- Doctor Issuing and their signature
- Time and date of life extinct
- DOB of deceased
- Name and address of deceased
- Next of kin
What should a doctor do when they arrive at the scene? (Dealing with Death)
- Examine the body
- Pronounce life extinct
- State whether they will issue a death certificate
In what circumstances would you seize the body? (Dealing with Death)
- By instruction of the PF
- In suspicious circumstances
- Identity cannot be established
- Post mortem is likely
- Death occurs outside or in uninhabited premises and a relative or responsible person is not available to take charge
What are the categories of death?
- Medical death
- Unexplained medical death
- Police reportable death
**if the Doctor is unable to issue a death certificate but has no concerns about the circumstances, it’s still a medical death and therefore the Doctor still reports the matter to the COPFS.
Define a “Missing Person”?
Anyone who’s whereabouts are unknown and the circumstances are out of character or the context suggest the person may be subjected to crime or the person is at risk of harm to themselves or others.
What must initial attending officers do with regards to a Missing Person?
- Make a record of the circumstances and initial investigation
- Complete a risk assessment
- Submit a PNC marker request
Section 56 Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982?
It is an offence, under Section 56 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982, for any person to lay or light a fire in a public place so as to endanger any other person or give them reasonable cause for alarm or annoyance or so as to endanger any property.
Section 26 (6) Fire (Scotland) Act 2005?
Section 26 (6) gives a constable the power to do anything the constable reasonably believes to be necessary for the purpose of preventing or limiting damage to property where they believe a fire has broken out:
- Enter a premises or a place (by force if necessary)
- Move a vehicle without owners consent
- Force open and enter a lockfast vehicle
- Restrict the access of persons to premises or a place
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MDP Act7
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Official Secrets5
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SOCAP (Serious Organised Crime & Police Act 2005)5
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Armed Forces Act 200611
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Public Stores9
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Mental Health6
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General Duties5
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Racially Aggravated Harassment6
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Children and Young People5
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Road Traffic Act 198840
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Misc15
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Firearms18
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Drugs9
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Offensive Weapons11
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Common Law32
