"All offences could prompt arrest under Home Office proposals
Police in England and Wales could be given powers to arrest people for minor offences such as graffiti or litter.
Police can currently arrest people only for crimes with sentences of at least five years, meaning breach of the peace is often used as a 'catch all' offence.
A Home Office consultation paper also proposes to allow drug tests of people when arrested, and to make it easier to search suspects and their property. "
