Arrest on Crown property.

[smudge2279]

Is it true that the police cannot make an arrest on Crown property such as a Jobcentre or a tax office? I witnessed a middle management civil servant telling a police officer that he could not arrest a chap there without prior arrangement. He got away.

[Postdog]

Dunno, but I wonder if that would apply if seven colours of poo were getting beaten out of someone who worked there?

[sandbach99]

I worked in a Benefit office and people were arrested, but usually the police took them outside to arrest so that they hadn't got an audience to act up to, and also they hadn't got 'friends' trying to stop the arrest.

[Ethel]

What a nonsense - the police can arrest in a church too.

[buildersmate]

And anyway, the concept of Crown property doesn't exist anymore (except perhaps for that owned by the Queen). Government department buildings are very often leased by the Government department involved - the land is actually owned by a property company, having been the subject of sale / leaseback deals..

[Loosehead]

yep more mythery I'm afraid they can arrest you pretty much anywhere!

A lot of people tend to get these strange notions but they are usually propegated among the masses with no actual knowledge or research.

[LAW_DROP-OUT]

loosehead amongst others seems to have the right information..... wonder if the constabulary can arrest , astronauts , while in space,,,,,?