Thirty-five police forces across England and Wales will fully implement the stop and search scheme from today
3 December 2014
The Home Office has launched the Best Use of Stop and Search Scheme on December 1st, with thirty-five forces going live immediately.
The voluntary scheme, which was announced by the Home Secretary in April, is part of a range of measures that will contribute to a reduction in the overall use of stop and search, lead to better and more intelligence-led stop and searches and more effective outcomes.
The thirty-five forces going live today have implemented all aspects of the scheme to:
- increase transparency by recording all outcomes of stop and search and whether there is a connection between the grounds for the search and the outcome;
- restrict the use of Section 60 “no suspicion” powers;
- give members of the public the opportunity to observe stop and search in practice; and
- introduce a community complaints trigger – ensuring that complaints are properly monitored and scrutinised.
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