§ Mr. Mark Carlisleasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what additional material he intends to make available on the publication of the Police and Criminal Evidence Bill.
§ Mr. BrittanI propose to publish tomorrow with the Bill a White Paper describing and explaining the ways in which the Bill reforms the police complaints and disciplinary procedures.
A draft code of practice for the searching of premises and seizure of property which the Bill requires me to issue will be published at the same time, together with the revised drafts of the codes of practice for the detention, treatment, questioning and identification of persons by the police. Procedural guidance for the field trials of the tape recording of police interviews with suspects will be published separately. Copies of these drafts and of the procedural guidance will be placed in the Library and the Vote Office, and sent to a wide range of interested bodies. Copies will also be available, on request, from the Home Office, Room 531, Queen Anne's Gate.
A briefing guide which is intended to promote a better understanding of the Bill's provisions, will also be available in the Vote Office and on request from the Home Office.