# Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, Section 13: Protection of custody officers . . . .

Extent: E+W

(1) Any person who assaults a custody officer—
(a) acting in pursuance of escort arrangements;
(b) performing custodial duties at a contracted out secure training centre; or
(c) performing contracted out functions at a directly managed secure training centre,
shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.
(2) Any person who resists or wilfully obstructs a custody officer—
(a) acting in pursuance of escort arrangements;
(b) performing custodial duties at a contracted out secure training centre; or
(c) performing contracted out functions at a directly managed secure training centre,
shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(3) For the purposes of this section, a custody officer shall not be regarded as acting in pursuance of escort arrangements at any time when he is not readily identifiable as such an officer (whether by means of a uniform or badge which he is wearing or otherwise).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/33/section/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-public-order-act-1994/section-13
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