A police officer has powers to stop and search you if they have 'reasonable grounds' to suspect you're carrying: illegal drugs; a ...

Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 allows a police officer to stop and search a person without reasonable suspicion. These are known ...

A police officer can legally stop any vehicle at any time and ask to see driving documents, check the condition of the vehicle or deal with driving offences.

30 окт. 2023 г. · Police officers cannot stop you because of your race, gender or previous criminal record. You must comply if stopped but should be told:

You can only be stopped and searched without reasonable grounds if it has been approved by a senior police officer. This can happen if it is suspected that:.

(7)A constable may, in the exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (6), stop any person or vehicle and make any search the constable thinks fit whether ...

There is no minimum age requirement for a person to be stopped and searched, this means that although children cannot be held criminally responsible until they ...

Information on when the police can stop and search you, how searches should be conducted, when they can enter your home and their powers to seize money and ...

2 мая 2023 г. · Statutory powers that a police officer may use to stop and search someone to prevent and detect crime. They can be used to avoid unnecessary arrest.

Stop and search is never used lightly and police officers will only exercise their legal right to stop members of the public and search them when they ...