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Publication - Consultation paper

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 - Search Powers: code of practice - consultation

Published
17 March 2026
From
Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Law and order
ISBN
9781806438990

This consultation seeks your views on a revised Code of Practice for constables in Scotland exercising search powers conferred by Sections 289, 303C and 303Z21 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. The revised Code aims to provide a clear, consistent, and legally robust framework for the use of these powers.

Open
52 days to respond
Respond online

Closes
9 June 2026

Supporting documents

Code of Practice on the Exercise by Constables in Scotland of Search Powers Conferred by Sections 289, 303C and 303Z21 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
File type
46 page PDF
File size
924.0 kB
Respondent Information Form and consultation questions
File type
Word document
File size
218.8 kB
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