Table of Contents

1: Introduction
2: An Introduction to Covert Policing
3: Property interference: Police Act 1997 Part III
4: The Interception of Communications: The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 Part I
5: Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources: the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 Part II
6: Powers to Stop, Search, Enter, and Seize
7: Arrest and Detention
8: Collection and Retention of Personal Data
9: Bail
10: Disclosure
11: Fair Trial
12: The Media
13: Evidence
14: Self-Incrimination, the Right to Silence, and the Reserve Burden of Proof
15: Extradition
16: Mental Health and Capacity
17: Obligation to Prevent Crime and to Protect and Provide Redress to Victims of Crime
18: Victims of Crime and the Criminal Justice System
19: Sentence
20: The Application of the ECHR to Appeals
APPENDIX 1: Human Rights Act 1998

About the Author

Madeleine Colvin is a Human Rights Consultant.

Jonathan Cooper O.B.E. is based at Doughty Street Chambers and is a leading name in the field of human rights law.