Regina (G) v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police – Times Law Reports

Posted February 21st, 2008 in detention, law reports, police by sally

Regina (G) v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police

Court of Appeal

“A custody officer who had determined that he had sufficient evidence to charge a suspect with the offence for which he had been arrested had no power to detain the suspect in custody for the purpose of enabling a crown prosecutor to decide whether or not the suspect should be charged.”

The Times, 21st February 2008

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