An offence for which there is a fixed mandatory penalty or which carries a sentence of at least five years' imprisonment (e.g. theft).
Example sentencesExamples
- Breaching this injunction is an arrestable offence carrying up to 5 years in prison.
- He pressed for legislation making it an arrestable offence to carry an imitation gun or air weapon in public.
- Other measures put forward for public consultation include making common assault an arrestable offence and breaches of non-molestation orders a criminal offence.
- Further, his detention was unlawful, not being founded upon reasonable suspicion of the commission by the Claimant of an arrestable offence.
- Breaching the banning order is an arrestable offence carrying a possible six-month jail sentence and a £5,000 fine.