Calls are mounting for the Home Office to publish its evaluation of a 2019 pilot to relax rules on blanket stop and search powers
The results have not been made public, but the new Beating Crime Plan makes the pilot's experimental measures permanent
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
The results have not been made public, but the new Beating Crime Plan makes the pilot's experimental measures permanent
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
The Home Office said an assessment showed "relaxing conditions on use of s60 gave police officers greater confidence to make use of the power, better reflected uncertainties officers face predicting serious violence, and acted as a deterrent" but hadn't decided if to publish it
Section 60 stop and search allows police to search anyone without suspicion in area where violence is expected and can only be used in certain conditions
Section 1 s&s is more common and can be carried out anywhere with reasonable suspicion someone is carrying weapons, drugs etc
Section 1 s&s is more common and can be carried out anywhere with reasonable suspicion someone is carrying weapons, drugs etc
Only 4% of section 60 stop and searches resulted in an arrest, compared to 13 per cent for section 1
Across all stop and search powers, black people are nine times more likely to be stopped than white people, and the rate is even higher – 18 times – for section 60 specifically
Across all stop and search powers, black people are nine times more likely to be stopped than white people, and the rate is even higher – 18 times – for section 60 specifically
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