Archive for stop and search

Anti-terrorism review: 6 questions to judge the government by

25 January 2011 , , , , , , , ,
With the publication of the government’s anti-terrorism review just about to happen, and likely to include a large number of details, what are the key points to look for in judging how the review has gone? So far, we know one outcome – the reduction in the maximum period people can be held without charge [...]

Welcome for plans to scale down police stop and search

8 July 2010 , , , ,
Commenting on the Home Secretary’s announcement that stop and search powers will be subject to stricter conditions, Tom Brake MP (Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee for Home Affairs, Justice and Equality) said: This is a very welcome announcement. Section 44 was an unreasonable power, applied in an indiscriminate way. This change strengthens our [...]

The police’s serious IT failures over stop and search

11 June 2010 , ,
The use of stop and search by the police, particularly in London, has often come under criticism. Most often it’s been about ridiculous cases where someone has been stopped or, more seriously, the deeply held suspicion amongst many communities that their members are irrationally singled out by the police for far more searches than their [...]