What is Section 60 stop and search?
Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 allows a police officer to stop and search a person without suspicion. This is different from ordinary ‘stop and search’ because it means the police don’t need to have ‘reasonable grounds’ in order to stop and search you.
Do you have to give your name in a stop and search?
You do not have to give your name and address. You shouldn’t be stopped and searched because of your race, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion or faith, the way you dress, the language you speak, or because you have committed a crime in the past.
What section is a stop and search?
Searches for controlled drugs are covered by section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. A ‘stop’ occurs when a police officer or a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) stops you and asks questions.
What are stop and searches?
The police have the power to stop and search you if an officer has reasonable grounds to believe that you have been involved in a crime, or think that you are in possession of a prohibited item. Prohibited items include drugs, weapons and stolen property.
What is a fair and effective stop and search?
A stop and search is most likely to be fair and effective when: the search is justified, lawful and stands up to public scrutiny. the officer has genuine and objectively reasonable suspicion that s/he will find a prohibited article or item for use in crime.
When to use Section 60 stop and search powers?
Section 60 powers to stop and search anyone within a designated area can be extremely effective when there have been violent incidents and police commanders believe there is a high risk of further violence occurring.
When did Section 60 stop and search pilot start?
The pilot relaxes the voluntary conditions police forces signed up to on the use of Section 60, which were introduced in 2014 as part of the Best Use of Stop and Search Scheme (BUSSS). The nationwide pilot is a trial and we will assess the results next year.
When did police start to stop and search people?
section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 – the police can stop and search someone within an authorised area to prevent violence involving weapons The data shows that, between April 2019 and March 2020: 97% of all stop and searches in England and Wales were under section 1 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act
What does stop and search mean in UK?
What is a stop and search? In England and Wales, stop and search is the power given to police to search an individual or vehicle if they have “reasonable grounds” to suspect the person is carrying: