Commentary on Sections Part 2: Criminal Justice Section 10: common assault to be an arrestable offence
50.Subsection (1) extends the list of arrestable offences in England and Wales by adding the offence of common assault to Schedule 1A to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.
51.The effect is to give the police the power to arrest an individual on suspicion of assault and/or battery without an arrest warrant.
52.Subsection (2) extends the list of arrestable offences for Northern Ireland by adding the offence of common assault to Article 26(2) of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989.