Editing Arrest (section)

====Arrest without a warrant====
{{Main|Powers of the police in England and Wales#Arrest without warrant}}
There are four subcategories of arrest without warrant:
*[[Powers of the police in England and Wales#Criminal offences|under the provisions of section 24 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984]] (PACE), which only applies to [[constable]]s,
*[[Citizens arrest#England and Wales|under the provisions of section 24A of PACE]], applies to those who are not constables,
*[[Powers of the police in England and Wales#Breach of the peace|the power to arrest for a breach of the peace at common law]], which applies to everyone (constable or not and includes a power of entry), and
*[[Powers of the police in England and Wales#Other powers of arrest|the powers to arrest otherwise than for an offence]], which apply to constables only.