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The law is found under section 24A of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE).Source
But I have read that the UK police do tend to arrest those that have done citizens arrest. Say that the suspect was not a threat to the individual and so they where basically not allowed to perform citizens arrest.
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[–] UnknownCitizen ago
Sooooo, you’re not going to explain how they are different or provide sources supporting that? Quality comment, thanks.
[–] What_was_that_2 ago (edited ago)
Here you go article
The law is found under section 24A of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE).Source
But I have read that the UK police do tend to arrest those that have done citizens arrest. Say that the suspect was not a threat to the individual and so they where basically not allowed to perform citizens arrest.