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User guide to police powers and procedures

This guide to police powers and procedures statistics is designed to be a useful reference guide with explanatory notes on the statistics.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 18 April 2013
• Last updated: 6 December 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

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User guide to police powers and procedures

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The guide contains a glossary of terms, notes on interpreting the figures, and information on sources of data on other police powers.

Published 18 April 2013
Last updated 6 December 2024 + show all updates

1. 6 December 2024

   Updated to accompany the publication of 'Police powers and procedures: Roads policing, to December 2023'.

2. 26 September 2024

   Updated to accompany publication of 'Stop and search, arrests and mental health detentions, March 2024'.

3. 31 January 2024

   Updated to accompany the publication of 'Other PACE powers, England and Wales, year ending March 2023'.

4. 26 September 2023

   Updated to accompany the publication of 'Stop and search and arrests, year ending March 2023'.

5. 17 November 2022

   Updated to accompany the publication of 'Police powers and procedures: Other PACE powers, England and Wales, year ending 31 November 2022'

6. 27 October 2022

   Updated: 'User Guide to Police Powers and Procedures'.

7. 14 December 2021

   Updated to accompany the publication of 'Police powers and procedures: Other PACE powers, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2021'.

8. 18 November 2021

   User guide has been converted to HTML format and updated.

9. 27 October 2020

   Updated to accompany publication of 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2020'.

10. 24 October 2019

    Updated to accompany the publication of 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2019’.

11. 25 October 2018

    Updated to accompany the publication of 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2018'.

12. 26 October 2017

    Updated to accompany publication of 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2017'.

13. 27 October 2016

    Updated to accompany publication of 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2016'.

14. 6 July 2016

    Updated 'User guide to Police powers and procedures'.

15. 16 April 2015

    Updated to accompany 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales year ending 31 March 2014'.

16. 3 April 2014

    Updated to accompany 'Police powers and procedures England and Wales 2012 to 2013.

17. 18 April 2013

    First published.