An offence is statute barred after 6 months but can the police extend a warrant for arrest for the offence?

Question

An offence is statute barred after 6 months but can the police extend a warrant for arrest for the offence?

Answer 1

I assume that you are in the UK from your spelling of the word 'offence' No offences here for which a warrant can be issued are staute barred after 6 months. The only ones that are are minor traffic offences for which a 'notice of intention to prosecute' must be issued within 6 months.

Answer 2

Once a warrant is raised then it now stays live till its dealt with, this takes into effect the people who go abroad, hide etc.

The 6 month rule used to be for issuing a summons, that has also changed.

If you committed an offence and were unknown then after 6 months you were home free, now once the police have identified a suspect the clock starts. So there is a greater chance of getting them.

If the crime is of a serious nature then that person will be circulated as wanted and the clock would stop.

Answer 3

The time limit is from the time of the offense until the time the person is charged. Issuing a warrant is considered charging,so the time limits no longer apply.