SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3Border security
PART 2Detention
32Rights: England, Wales and Northern Ireland
1
A police officer of at least the rank of superintendent may authorise a delay—
a
in informing the person named by a detainee under paragraph 29;
b
in permitting a detainee to consult a solicitor under paragraph 30.
2
An officer may give an authorisation under sub-paragraph (1) only if the officer has reasonable grounds for believing—
a
3
Those consequences are—
a
interference with or harm to evidence of an indictable offence,
b
interference with or physical injury to any person,
c
the alerting of persons who are suspected of having committed an indictable offence but who have not been arrested for it,
d
the hindering of the recovery of property obtained as a result of an indictable offence, or
e
interference with the gathering of information about the commission, preparation or instigation of acts carried out in connection with a person’s engagement in hostile activity.
4
If an authorisation under sub-paragraph (1) is given orally, the person giving it must confirm it in writing as soon as is reasonably practicable.
5
Where an authorisation under sub-paragraph (1) is given—
a
the detainee is to be told the reason for the delay as soon as is reasonably practicable, and
b
the reason is to be recorded as soon as is reasonably practicable.
6
Where the reason for authorising delay ceases to subsist there may be no further delay in permitting the exercise of the right in the absence of a further authorisation under sub-paragraph (1).