Consultation outcome

Stop and search

• From: Home Office and The Rt Hon Damian Green
• Published: 2 July 2013
• Last updated: 30 April 2014 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Police powers of stop and search: summary of consultation responses and conclusions

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78246-393-1

PDF, 640 KB, 49 pages

Detail of outcome

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Original consultation

Summary

Consultation on powers used in relation to street crime, burglary, antisocial behaviour, and public order offences.

This consultation ran from
2 July 2013 to 11:45pm on 24 September 2013

Consultation description

This consultation seeks views on the police powers of stop and search, specifically under the following legislation:

• section 1 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE)
• section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
• section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994

It concerns those powers used in relation to street crime, burglary, antisocial behaviour, and public order offences such as riots and violent protests.

The aim of the consultation is to understand how the public and those involved in policing view the use of these powers. Stop and search powers under counter-terrorism legislation have been the subject of recent changes and are not within the scope of this consultation.

The Home Office has already asked Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) to examine how police forces use stop and search.

The consultation period has been extended and now runs until 24 September 2013.

How to respond

Please send us your comments by using our online form.

Alternatively, you can email your response to: Stopandsearch@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

Or write to:

Stop and search consultation
Home Office
Police Transparency Unit
6th Floor Fry Building
2 Marsham Street
London, SW1P 4DF

Documents

Consultation on police powers of stop and search

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Consultation on police powers of stop and search: Welsh version

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Published 2 July 2013
Last updated 30 April 2014 + show all updates

1. 30 April 2014

   Summary of consultation responses and conclusions added.

2. 2 July 2013

   First published.