Part 1: Espionage, sabotage and persons acting for foreign powers Powers of search etc. Schedule 6: Detention under Section 27 Part 1: Treatment of persons detained under section 27
Paragraph 1 provides a power for the Secretary of State to designate places where an arrestee may be detained following arrest. Only land or a building in the UK which is owned or under the control of one of the police forces in Paragraph 28 of the schedule can be designated. The reference to land in the UK ensures that where the exercise area or similar facility of a place of detention is not directly connected to the detention building, it legally will form part of the designated place of detention. Paragraph 1 makes clear that whilst an arrestee is detained in an area of the UK, the law relating to that area applies to the person detained at the time. For example, if an arrestee is arrested and detained in Scotland, but then subsequently moved to England, whilst in Scotland the Scottish law applies and whilst in England English laws apply.
	Paragraph 2 indicates that a constable, a prison officer, or a person authorised by the Secretary of State may take steps that are reasonably necessary for photographing, taking measurements (such as height and weight), and identifying the detained person, for example searching police databases. This section does not provide police with powers to take fingerprints or any samples from the arrestee.
	Paragraph 3 requires video recording with sound of interviews undertaken by a constable at a police station. The Secretary of State must issue a code of practice about the video recording of interviews. The draft code of practice must be laid before Parliament before being brought into operation by regulations.
	Paragraph 5 notes that a detained person is to be treated as being in legal custody throughout the period of their detention.