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  1. Under which legislation does a door supervisor derive the power to make a citizen's arrest in England and Wales?

    Answer: Section 24A of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

    Section 24A of PACE 1984 grants any person, including door supervisors, the power to make a citizen's arrest for indictable offences.

  2. Under Section 24A of PACE 1984, a citizen's arrest can only be made for which category of offence?

    Answer: Indictable offences

    Citizen's arrest powers under Section 24A PACE are limited to indictable offences — serious offences that can be tried at Crown Court.

  3. After making a citizen's arrest, what must a door supervisor do as soon as reasonably practicable?

    Answer: Hand the detained person to a police officer

    The law requires that any person detained under citizen's arrest must be handed over to a police officer as soon as reasonably practicable.

  4. Which of the following is a valid necessity criterion that justifies making a citizen's arrest?

    Answer: The person is leaving and cannot be identified or their address obtained

    One of the statutory necessity criteria for citizen's arrest is that the person is leaving and it is not reasonably practicable to obtain their name and address.

  5. When making a citizen's arrest, what level of force may a door supervisor lawfully use?

    Answer: Reasonable force only

    Section 3 of the Criminal Law Act 1967 permits the use of reasonable and proportionate force when making an arrest or preventing crime.

  6. A door supervisor asks a person to leave the premises and they refuse. What is the correct legal position regarding trespass?

    Answer: Trespass is a civil matter; the supervisor can use reasonable force to eject but cannot arrest for trespass

    Trespass is a civil matter in England and Wales, not a criminal offence, so door supervisors cannot arrest for trespass but can use reasonable force to eject a person.

  7. A door supervisor witnesses a person committing theft in an adjacent retail unit. What power do they have?

    Answer: They can make a citizen's arrest for theft, which is an indictable offence

    Any person can make a citizen's arrest for an indictable offence under Section 24A PACE; theft is indictable and location is not the limiting factor.