Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000

This section applies if a police officer—

starts or continues a proceeding for an indictable offence against an adult by arrest and intends to release the person under section 377(2)(b); or

decides to start, or continues, a proceeding for an indictable offence against an adult by notice to appear or complaint and summons;

With the approval of an authorised police officer, a police officer may, by written notice (non-medical examination notice) given to the person, require the person to report to a police officer at a stated police station or police establishment to enable an authorised examiner to perform a non-medical examination on the person.

Before approving the issue of a non-medical examination notice, the authorised police officer must be satisfied performing the examination may provide evidence of the commission of an indictable offence.

An authorised examiner may perform a non-medical examination on a person who attends at a police station or police establishment as required under a non-medical examination notice.