Category: stop and search

Stop-and-Search Powers Should Be Ramped Up, Says Home Secretary

June 20, 2023
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Stop-and-search police powers are not “too controversial” and should be ramped up to crackdown on violence, Home Secretary Suella Braverman has told MPs. Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday, Braverman said that the stop-and-search tactic can be used effectively with sensible safeguards. Stop and search typically refers to the statutory police powers to…

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Met Police Chief Clashes With Diane Abbott Over Stop-and-Search and Gangs Matrix

December 14, 2022
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The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Mark Rowley, has clashed with the Labour MP and former shadow home secretary Diane Abbott over the use of stop-and-search and the gangs matrix. Abbott, who sits on the Home Affairs Committee, challenged Rowley over the use of stop-and-search and said the capital’s black community felt it was…

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UK Black Parents More Likely Than Whites to Support Stop and Search for Cannabis: Poll

July 1, 2022
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Black parents and those of other ethnic minorities are more likely to support the police using stop-and-search powers to look for cannabis than white parents, according to new research. More than 1,000 parents were questioned in a survey by Deltapoll for the think tank Civitas. The survey suggested 80 percent of BAME families agreed with…

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Stop-and-Search Extended After Police’s Hands ‘Tied for Political Reasons’

May 16, 2022
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The Home Secretary Priti Patel has lifted restrictions on police stop-and-search powers as part of a new initiative against violent crime in England and Wales. Patel wrote to police forces in England and Wales, permanently lifting limitations on Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act, which enables them to stop people and search…

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