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PACE - arrest for offence in one police area and wanted for offence in another

Legal Q&A

 What is the procedure where a suspect is arrested for an offence in one police area (e.g London) and it transpires s/he is also wanted for an offence in another police area (e.g Leeds).

DAPNs and DAPOs pilot extended to include the non-metropolitan districts of Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees

Legal Update

Part 3 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (domestic abuse protection notices and domestic abuse protection orders) is in force only as a pilot in specified areas. The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (Commencement No. 8 and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025 extends the pilot to the non-metropolitan districts of Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar, Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees with effect from 11 March 2025.

Ruling regarding the judge’s failure to correctly deal with jury notes

Case Law
 In the case of R v Goodwin 2024, the conviction for supply of Class A drugs was quashed where the judge’s failure to correctly deal with jury notes was a material irregularity and this could have led to at least one juror feeling pressurised to vote with the majority to reach a verdict on that day to bring the jury's task to an end.

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