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Powers of Arrest and Detention Flashcards

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  1. Which of the following persons has the power to make a citizen's arrest under Section 24A PACE 1984?

    Answer: Any person, including members of the public

    Section 24A PACE grants citizen's arrest powers to any person, not exclusively to security staff or police officers.

  2. Which of the following offences would NOT qualify for a citizen's arrest under Section 24A PACE?

    Answer: Being drunk and disorderly

    Being drunk and disorderly is a summary-only offence triable only in the Magistrates' Court; citizen's arrest under Section 24A only applies to indictable offences.

  3. When informing a person they are being detained under citizen's arrest, what is the door supervisor legally required to communicate?

    Answer: The reason for the arrest in clear terms the person can understand

    The law requires that an arrested person is told the reason for their arrest in terms they can understand; a formal police caution is not required from a civilian making a citizen's arrest.

  4. A detained person becomes aggressive during a citizen's arrest. What is the door supervisor's legal position regarding continued use of force?

    Answer: Reasonable force may be used to maintain the lawful detention

    Reasonable and proportionate force can be used to maintain a lawful detention where a person is attempting to escape or posing a threat, provided it remains proportionate to the risk.

  5. A door supervisor makes a citizen's arrest at 22:00 and police cannot attend for 30 minutes. What is the correct course of action?

    Answer: Keep the person detained, continue efforts to contact police, and hand over when an officer arrives

    The obligation is to hand the person to police 'as soon as reasonably practicable'; waiting for police availability is acceptable as long as efforts to contact them are maintained.

  6. Which of the following best describes 'reasonable grounds for suspicion' required before making a citizen's arrest?

    Answer: Objective facts or information that would cause a reasonable person to suspect an indictable offence

    Reasonable suspicion must be based on objective facts; a reasonable person with the same information must also form the same suspicion, not just the individual making the arrest.

  7. What is the primary legal risk for a door supervisor who makes an unlawful arrest?

    Answer: Being liable for false imprisonment in civil law or facing criminal charges for assault

    An unlawful arrest can constitute false imprisonment (a civil tort) and any force used could amount to criminal assault, exposing the supervisor to serious legal liability.