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Under Section 80 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE), in which of the following offences is an accused person's spouse compellable to give evidence for the prosecution? Select all that apply.

Answer

An offence involving an assault on or injury to the spouse

Explanation

The notes identify property and violence against the spouse as circumstances where the spouse is competent and compellable, and list bigamy in a separate category where the spouse is not competent without the accused’s consent. The options therefore belong to different exception categories; the rule is not universal for every offence. **Key takeaway:** Different offence categories produce different spousal-testimony consequences. **Glossary:** Exception category: a defined class of cases treated differently from the general rule.

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