§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidelines are issued to the police regarding the items of clothing and other belongings which they may remove from people being held in their custody; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe circumstances in which a detained person may be deprived of articles of clothing while in police detention and guidance on the conducting of searches of detained persons are contained in the code of practice for the detention, treatment and questioning of persons by police officers under section 66 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.