The document provides an overview of topics that will be covered in an English Legal System session, including stop and search, detention, bail, and the judiciary. It outlines exam structure and grading boundaries. Sample exam questions are presented on police powers of detention, search, and bail to demonstrate what a high-scoring response looks like.

1. AS Law Session One:
English Legal System
AO1 Questions

2. Starter:
Can you put the knowledge in the right area?
Stop and Search Detention
On your table there
are a number of
cards with facts,
statutes, cases etc.
You need to work
together to put
them into one of the
four areas below:
Bail Judiciary
 Stop and Search
 Detention
 Bail
 Judiciary

3. Introduction:
Have you actually learnt anything this year?
You have 15 minutes to write
down anything and everything
you have learnt in Law this
year!
... Ok, so that’s the answer to,
“How much should I write in
answer to a part a question?”

4. Recap the set up of the exam:
2 hours
Answer four questions out of a choice of seven.
At least one from each section, and then any other two.
Half an hour per question
120 marks/60% of the AS marks.
PLAN AND READ FIRST
Part A: 18 marks, AO1
Part B: 12 marks, AO2 (and AO3)
Grade Boundaries:
96 A 84 B 72 C 60 D 48 E

5. So, what would you choose?
You have 5 minutes. Read the Paper and choose which four
questions you would pick...
Most... Least....
Now put them in order of confidence!
This should help you focus your revision... The more topics you’re confident with... The more choices you’ll have!!!

6. Any Questions?

7. Focus One:
Powers of the police to detain,
interview and search.
a) Describe the rights during detention at a police station of an individual suspected of a serious offence. [18]
Typical Question! Task:
What should you include? Each group has a brainstorm
What do you remember? sheet.
Working in your groups, complete
the brainstorm for your area of the
law...
Then pass it on to complete
the next one!

8. Now use your information to
complete the short plan...
Introduction:
Main:
Now... 18 Minutes
to write up...
Plenary:

9. Peer Mark It!
Level What’s expected? Examiner’s Feedback: What can you learn?
Four All three areas are addressed, with some Question 7 - A popular question.
detail on each, and a range of relevant
15-18 a) There were a few excellent answers Most candidates
examples well explained. scored very well on the detention and interview aspects of
this question but were less well able on searches. Even
better responses tended to confuse strip searches with
Three Either all three areas are mentioned, but intimate searches and tended to suggest that same sex
lack detail or examples or only two areas officers could carry out intimate searches provided only half
11-14 are explained in detail and illustrated. of clothing was removed at one time. Alternatively,
candidates thought that for intimate searches a same sex
medical practitioner was required. Surprisingly few
Two Either one area is explained in detail, or responses achieved top level 4 marks in this question even
three areas are mentioned, but it lacks though police powers is usually a favourite topic with
6-10 detail and supporting evidence, statutes candidates. Although many responses achieved level 3, there
or cases. were inaccuracies with regard to searches and samples.
Many candidates lost sight of the question and focused on
police powers rather than the rights of the individual. Many
One Very limited knowledge of any area of mistook PACE guidelines for absolute rights, such as the right
the law. Some general detail, but lacks to a phone call. The weakest responses concentrated on
1-5 precision or understanding. rights to sleep and food.

10. Any Questions?

11. Now... Let’s do it for BAIL
(a) Describe how matters relating to the granting of bail to a person awaiting trial are decided. [18]

12. Improving the detail:
Can you improve this?
The custody officer is in Your improved response...
charge of bail, which means he
gets to say who is released and
when. He can say what
conditions, like surety, the
suspect should stick to.
He can also refuse to give
them bail if he thinks that
they will run away or if they
have run away before.
Finally, if he says no, then he
has to check with the
Magistrates who can also give
the defendant conditions.
They can refuse bail if he is a
murderer.

13. Organise and plan your response to
the question...
Introduction: Examiner’s Response:
The best responses explained who
could grant bail and the reasons and
Main: factors that would be taken into
account. They demonstrated an
understanding of the presumption in
favour of bail and could describe
unconditional and conditional bail in
some detail. The majority of
candidates, however, still failed to
explain what bail is and the
presumption in favour of bail, which
prevented Reports on the Units taken
in them from gaining top level 4
marks. The weakest responses tended
just to give a list of conditions without
any real description of the reasons or
Plenary: factors. This could not gain more than
level 1-2 marks.

14. If we’ve got time...
Judicial Appointments
(a) Describe the qualifications, and selection of judges. [18]
Introduction:
Main:
Plenary:

15. Plenary:
What advice would you give yourself in answering an
(a) question?
On your post-it,
write the top five
things you need to
remember to write
an effective, level
four answer.