Under what circumstances can British police enter your home without consent?

Answer 1

There are a number.
1. In hot pursuit of an offender
2. Concern for the welfare of the occupant
3. Section 18 (pace) search if you are in custody
4. A warrant issued by a court
5. A warrant under the mental health act, but this one is not issued to the police but to social services, police attend to affect the entry (big red key if necessary)
6. Under the anti terrorism act

There are many other reason but those are the basic ones, I could go on & on but you would get bored reading

Answer 2

Don't listen so some of the posts stating the Police need a warrant before they can enter a property, that is factually incorrect and there are a number of offences and circumstances where a Police Officer can enter private property.

Answer 3

Not as many as people think.

With a warrant they can enter at any time, and by force if needed. The warrant could be a search warrant, an arrest warrant, or under the Mental Health Act.
They can enter to save life or limb, or to prevent serious loss or damage to property. (SEC 17 PACE)
They can enter to arrest someone for (what was) an arrestable offence if they have grounds to believe that the person is there.
They can enter to require the driver of a personal injury accident to take a breath test. (SEC ? RTA)
If someone has been arrested, if authority has been given by an Inspector or above, they can enter to search the premises owned or occupied by the detainee to search for any evidence of any offence. (Sec 18 PACE)
i think there's one more but I'm working nights and have just woken up so I'm a bit groggy and can't remember.
Hope this helps.

Answer 4

Generally the police will obtain a warrant for a non consent entry into your address, there are a few provisions in law where they do not require a warrant and can enter without permission and use force to effect an entry, they must then beleive that;
1, life is at risk
2, a crime is being committed
3, in immediate pursuit of a criminal suspect

Other than that your home is still your home and you police cannot enter it without permission or a warrant

Answer 5

I am a Canadian police officer, but I'm pretty sure that the rules are the same in the UK as here.
1. responding to 911 (emergency call) even if the person hangs up and says nothing, we can assume that someone needs help even if we are told at the door by someone not to come in.
2. Hot pursuit (chasing after a suspect and he/she runs into a house with you right behind them), or as per recent case law in Canada within a few minutes behind them.
3. If you believe that the safety of any person is at immediate risk
4. To check on/apprehend a child in need of protection
5. Valid search warrant or entry warrant.
6. If you believe that someone is in the process of destroying evidence (you see someone washing the blood out of a shirt through a basement window and you believed that they stabbed someone earlier)

Answer 6

Police can basically enter premises without warrant if a excessive or risky incident has taken place. situations wherein the police can enter premises without warrant comprise whilst they elect to: * handle a breach of the peace or ward off it * enforce an arrest warrant * arrest a man or woman in connection with particular offences * recapture somebody who has escaped from custody * keep existence or ward off excessive harm to materials. different than for whilst they are combating excessive harm to existence or materials, the police might desire to have reasonable grounds for believing that the guy they are searching for is on the premises.

Answer 7

I'd say anytime if they had due cause. They're not the only ones. The old maxim of "An Englishman's home is his castle" has little meaning nowadays as there's a list as long as your arm of the people with power of entry. Customs and excise, gas board, water board to name a few. They all need good reason though.

Answer 8

they cant enter unless they have a search warrant, and the warrant has to be signed by the court (always check this), under no other circumstances are they allowed to just come in, unless you invite them!

Answer 9

With a warrant.

Following the arrest of someone who lives in your home and was arrested close to it.

To save life and limb.

If they believe someone is within who is unlawfully at large or in immediate danger.

Probably more but these might help

Answer 10

The police, can enter ANYTIME as long as they have a search warrant!