§ Mr. CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance he issues on the conduct of inquiries carried out by a police force on behalf of another force as to whether officers may be authorised to carry out searches without being accompanied by officers from the originating force; and if he will make a statement.
Mr HoggNone. Police constables in England and Wales have full constabulary powers throughout England and Wales. It is not therefore necessary for a police officer carrying out a search to be accompanied by an officer from the force that initiated the inquiry. Guidance to the police on the conduct of searching persons and premises766W generally is contained in the codes of practice issued in accordance with the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.