PACE s32 • Search after arrest

DIE police meaning

Search of a person upon arrest — PACE s32. A straightforward operational memory aid for DIE.

Short answer

The items a constable may search an arrested person for after arrest somewhere other than at a police station. This — not SELF — is the mnemonic UK training material uses for s32 person searches.

DIE
Search of a person upon arrest — PACE s32
DDanger — anything they might use to cause danger to themselves or others
IImplement to escape — anything concealed that might assist escape from lawful custody
EEvidence — anything that might be evidence of any offence

When officers use it

The items a constable may search an arrested person for after arrest somewhere other than at a police station. This — not SELF — is the mnemonic UK training material uses for s32 person searches.

Practical point: use the mnemonic alongside current training, procedures and the live facts.

Why Section includes this

Section is a fast UK police reference app for officers and student officers: offences, points to prove, PACE powers and operational mnemonics in one offline place.

What does DIE stand for?

D = Danger, I = Implement to escape, E = Evidence.

IDCOPPLAN — Arrest necessity criteria ('ID COP PLAN') — PACE s24 / Code G WASPS — Powers of entry without warrant — PACE s17 GOWISELY — Stop and search — information the officer must give (PACE s2 / Code A)

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