Lawfulness of the police detention of a juvenile for his own protection or in his own interests under section 38 (s. 38) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE). The appellant contends that the provisions in s.38 entitling a custody officer to decline to order a person’s release from police detention for such reasons are incompatible with Article 5 of the European Convention of Human Rights
Dame Victoria Sharp P
[2021] EWCA Civ 1662
Bailii
European Convention on Human Rights 5
England and Wales
Police, Human Rights
Updated: 18 November 2021; Ref: scu.669788