Knife crime: More stop and search powers for police – BBC News
‘Police in England and Wales are being given greater stop and search powers to tackle rising knife crime.’
BBC News, 31st March 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: stop and search
Police to get more stop and search powers to tackle acid attacks – Home Office
‘Home Secretary Sajid Javid will give police new powers to stop and search anyone suspected of carrying a corrosive substance in public.’
Home Office, 20th February 2019
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Before facial recognition tech can be used, it needs to be limited – The Independent
‘New research on facial recognition technology trials by police calls for tighter regulation to protect human rights.’
The Independent, 21st February 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Stephen Lawrence: How has his murder changed policing? – BBC News
‘Twenty years ago, an inquiry into the death of teenager Stephen Lawrence called for an overhaul of police procedures and attitudes towards race. But how much has changed?’
BBC News, 19th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Metropolitan Police strip-searching children in cases ‘not properly justified’, inspection findsMetropolitan Police strip-searching children in cases ‘not properly justified’, inspection finds – The Independent
‘Children are being strip-searched by London’s Metropolitan Police in cases that may not be “properly justified”, a watchdog has found.’
The Independent, 16th January 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Stop and search has no real impact on reducing knife crime, research suggests – The Independent
‘Stop and search does not significantly reduce knife crime, research has suggested, as the home secretary and senior police officers call for the power to be used more widely.’
The Independent, 25th November 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ministers will not scrap ‘reasonable grounds’ stop and search rule – The Guardian
‘The government has ruled out changing stop and search rules to allow police to use the power without reasonable grounds to suspect wrongdoing, while saying they want to “reduce bureaucracy” over such operations.’
The Guardian, 12th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Police in talks to scrap ‘reasonable grounds’ condition for stop and search – The Guardian
‘Police chiefs want to trigger an expansion of stop and search by lowering the level of suspicion an officer needs against a suspect to use the power, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 11th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Knife crime: Should stronger stop and search powers be used? – BBC News
‘A series of stabbings on the streets of London has led to a renewed focus on knife crime and how to reduce it. One power available to the police is stop and search, and Home Secretary Sajid Javid has recently emphasised its importance in tackling violence: “If stop and search means that lives can be saved from the communities most affected, then of course it’s a very good thing,” he told the annual Police Superintendents’ Conference in September. But what powers are available to the police and what is the evidence they reduce crime?’
BBC News, 8th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police Federation launches legal action against government for ‘cheating officers out of pay rise they deserve’ – The Independent
‘An association representing 120,000 police officers has launched legal action accusing the government of “cheating officers out of the pay increase they should receive”. The Police Federation said it had lodged an application for a judicial review of the decision to ignore an independent body’s recommended 3 per cent increase amid a rise in crime, demand and the terror threat.’
The Independent, 23rd October 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Stop and search makes crime more likely, report finds – The Guardian
‘The police tactic of stop and search is increasing the likelihood of crime rather than preventing it, finds a report that paints a bleak picture of young men and boys snapping under the pressure of relentless checks sometimes multiple times a day.’
The Guardian, 18th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Home Office proposes extending stop and search powers – Home Office
‘The consultation proposes extending powers so that police can stop and search individuals carrying corrosive substances in public without good reason.’
Home Office, 9th September 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Proposals to modernise search warrants in England published – OUT-LAW.com
‘More investigatory bodies could be given the right to apply for a search warrant independently of the police under plans to modernise the regime published by the Law Commission.’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th June 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Stop and search: How successful is the police tactic? – BBC News
‘The claim: Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott told Radio 4’s Today programme there was no evidence the old “indiscriminate” stop and search regime was an effective tool when it came to tackling gun and knife crime.’
BBC News, 4th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stop and search harms fight against knife crime, Met officer says – The Guardian
‘Stop and search for suspected minor drug crimes such as cannabis possession is hampering the Metropolitan police’s ability to tackle London’s knife crime epidemic by souring relationships with the public, the chair of the Metropolitan Black Police Association has said.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Female prison inmates subject to ‘excessive strip-searching’ despite many being victims of sexual abuse – The Independent
‘Female prisoners are being subject to “excessive strip-searching” despite evidence that the process can risk retraumatising vulnerable women, many of whom will have experienced sexual or physical abuse.’
The Independent, 23rd January 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Sadiq Khan to ‘significantly increase’ stop and search in London – The Independent
‘There will be a “significant increase” in targeted stop and searches by police in London as part of efforts to combat rising violent crime, Sadiq Khan has said.’
The Independent, 10th January 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Stop and search eight times more likely to target black people – The Guardian
‘The racial gap in the use of stop and search by police has grown in the past year, leaving black people eight times more likely to be targeted by officers than white people.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Campaign group chief found guilty of refusing to divulge passwords – The Guardian
‘The international director of the campaign organisation Cage has been convicted of a terrorist offence after refusing to hand over passwords to his mobile phone and laptop.’
The Guardian, 25th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Amber Rudd backs Met police chief on use of stop and search – The Guardian
‘The home secretary, Amber Rudd, has backed the Metropolitan police commissioner over the use of stop and search in tackling rising knife crime in a move that marks a change in tone since Theresa May was in the Home Office.’
The Guardian, 9th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
