Police threatened to arrest you or threatened to cuff or detain you.


If a police officer threatens to arrest or detain you to achieve a benefit for a bailiff, the police officer commits an offence[1]

If a police officer, without good reason handcuffs you, or lays hands on you, the police officer commits assault.[2][3]

A police officer with an arrest warrant may enter premises to execute the warrant,[4] or arrest anyone about to commit an offence.[5]

The strength of your claim depends on witnesses or video recordings.

Always give the arresting officer the opportunity to discontinue with the arrest.



[1] Section 26(7) of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
[2] Section 39 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988
[3] Section 20 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861
[4] Section 17 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
[5] Section 24(1) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984