Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996

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Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision about criminal procedure and criminal investigations.
Citation	1996 c. 25
Dates
Royal assent	4 July 1996
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 or CPIA ^[1] is a piece of statutory legislation in the United Kingdom that regulates the procedures of investigating and prosecution of criminal offences.