Have the provisions of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and the Codes of Practice ensured that police interrogation and investigation procedures are conducted in a fair and reliable manner?

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Have the provisions of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and the Codes of Practice ensured that police interrogation and investigation procedures are conducted in a fair and reliable manner

Introduction

Implementation of police powers entails a precarious balancing act that poses a risk to the freedom and liberty of individuals in society but is permitted on the basis that it offers a means by which crime can be prevented and thus the safety and protection of those same

individuals can be optimised . One of the fundamental problems of the criminal justice system is that it is reliant on human action and discretion and as such , is difficult to enforce in a consistent and fair manner . In to attempt to regulate the exercise of police powers The Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE ) was passed in 1984 and officially came into force in the United Kingdom in 1986 . The act was based on the recommendations of a 1991 report produced by the Royal Commission on Criminal Procedure and was a response to concerns raised by the public through organisations such as the Scrap Sus Campaign (1979 ) and through the Confait report of Sir Henry Fisher . PACE was implemented with the intention of providing a clear , unambiguous set of rules for the execution of police powers which allowed the police force some of the increased powers for which they had previously lobbied , such as stop and search authorities , but simultaneously...