Stop and Search Powers: Are the police using them effectively and fairly? 2013
Published: July 2013
The summer riots of 2011 once again focused attention on the way police use stop and search powers. As a result of this renewed concern, in December 2011 the Home Secretary commissioned HMIC to carry out an inspection into the use of stop and search legislation by police forces in England and Wales.
PCC’s response to the ‘Stop and search powers: are the police using them effectively and fairly?’ report
Read the PCC’s response to the ‘Stop and search powers: are the police using them effectively and fairly?’ report