Northern Ireland consulting on changes to policing codes of practice
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Naomi Long
Northern Ireland’s Department of Justice is consulting on proposed changes to policing codes of practice in response to new counter-terrorism and national security legislation.
The 12-week consultation seeks views on proposed changes to the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (PACE NI) codes of practice, which were last reviewed in 2015.
Justice minister Naomi Long said: “The codes of practice regulate the wide range of powers available to police officers in connection with the prevention and detection of crime.
“The codes also provide important protections and safeguards for members of the public and together they ensure the powers are exercised in a proportionate and considerate way.
“This is an important area of public policy and I would encourage anyone with an interest in the changes to the PACE codes to respond to the consultation.”
Codes A to H are being revised broadly to reflect changes to primary legislation made by Westminster in the Counter Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 and the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.
Code I is a new code which is required to support the National Security Act 2023 (NSA).
While the subject matter of Codes H and I is excepted, the Department of Justice has responsibility for the codes of practice to support the PSNI in exercising powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and NSA.
The consultation will run for 12 weeks until Wednesday 16 October 2024.
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