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Police to severely curtail use of stop and search powers Senior officers say powers damage community relations and produce little or no benefit Police have bowed to mounting opposition and are to significantly reduce their use of controversial terrorism powers that allow them to stop and search people without reasonable suspicion, the Guardian has [...] Court says police can be challenged on ‘stop and search’ powers • 11-year-old twins left distraught after incident • Police could be forced to justify blanket action Lawyers acting for young twins “stopped and searched” at an environmental protest were granted permission to challenge police powers in the high court today after judges ruled [...] @Herring1967 You know, you can go a little too far in your attempt to get a column in the Daily Wail… in reply to Herring1967 # @markmoore01 Careful. Both can be very addictive!! in reply to markmoore01 # @Glinner Good to see the world hasn’t gone entirely control mad… in reply to Glinner # [...] Police stop and search power to be cut Police will normally need to have reasonable grounds for suspicion before they stop and search someone using anti-terrorism legislation, under new proposals outlined today. The move follows a review of Stop and Search powers under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act amid widespread criticism of officers’ [...] Photographers’ rights: Government issues Stop and Search pledge Police officers should not use anti-terror stop and search powers to prevent people from taking photographs, the UK’s counter-terrorism minister is set to tell police chiefs. Section 44 of the Terrorism Act gives police officers the right to stop and search an individual – and confiscate [...] |
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