United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 18637
Arrests: Personal Property
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9 December 2024
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12 December 2024 · Answer
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12 December 2024
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who is responsible for ensuring items of property confiscated after an arrest are returned to the original owner once an investigation is complete.
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9 December 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who is responsible for ensuring items of property confiscated after an arrest are returned to the original owner once an investigation is complete.
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12 December 2024
Answer
Under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act, and associated Codes of Practice, property seized as evidence may only be retained for so long as is necessary and that the officer in charge of the investigation is responsible for ensuring that the property is...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-09/18637
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1748331
- uk · wq-1748331 · source updated 12 December 2024