Police powers Cross-border enforcement
Existing powers of cross-border arrest within the UK are provided for in Part 10 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 ("the 1994 Act"). The 1994 Act does not, however, provide for a police officer in one jurisdiction to arrest a person suspected of having committed an offence in another jurisdiction where no warrant for their arrest has been issued. In some circumstances, this may allow a suspect to evade arrest simply by crossing the boundary into another jurisdiction within the UK. The provisions in Chapter 8 of Part 4 close this gap, extending the cross-border powers of arrest conferred by Part 10 of the 1994 Act in urgent cases. The cross-border provisions apply to a range of law enforcement bodies, limited to their specific functions.