§ Mr. Whitakerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will appoint a committee to make proposals concerning the definitive extent of police powers of arrest, search and questioning.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsI intend to institute a comprehensive review of police powers and procedures. Preparatory work, involving consultation with the police, is already under way; and the Criminal Law Revision Committee is now reviewing the law of criminal evidence, a subject which impinges closely on police powers of questioning.