The National Police Improvement Agency, on behalf of the Association of Chief Police Officers has now issued some updated advice: Practice Advice on Stop and Search in relation to Terrorism (.pdf) Every person searched under section 44 should be told explicitly that they are not suspected of being a terrorist. This is rather misleading, since if you are stupid enough to allow the Police conducting...

The European Court of Human Rights rules that the UK police's power to stop and search people where there is no evidence of wrongdoing violates the right to privacy

The National Police Improvement Agency, on behalf of the Association of Chief Police Officers has now issued some updated advice on Stop & Search relating to Terrorism and on Photography in public places.

A key police power to stop and search suspects under terrorism laws was in disarray last night after a European court ruled the policy is illegal and breaches human rights.

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 learned. Stop and search is one of the most draconian powers employed by police in the war on terror and a ...

The use of stop and search by the police, particularly in London, has often come under criticism. Most often it’s been about ridiculous cases where someone has been stopped or, more seriously, the deeply held suspicion amongst many communities that their members are irrationally singled out by the police for far more searches than their

Yup. Of course. They want to stop you smoking, they want to stop you drinking, they want to stop you eating a burger and now they want to stop you dancing. The Police in London can now ban any musical activity they like if they do not receive the correct paperwork, including: Full form here That’s right. If you go down to the pub to watch some Sunday Lunchtime Jazz with a pint and a bag of d...

Basil McCrea, Ulster Unionist MLA and Chairperson of the Policing Board's Human Rights and Professional Standards Committee has today reacted to accusations that police officers' human rights were not protected during a riot in the Ardoyne area of North Belfast in 2005. Mr McCrea has sought to assure the Police Service of Northern Ireland that he is committed to upholding the rights of pol...

Via Press Gazette: The NUJ has accused the police of abusing its stop and search powers after a photographer was detained for 45 minutes whilst she was covering a wedding in London Docklands. Jess Hurd was taking photos of a traveller wedding last Wednesday - on UN Human Rights Day - for a long term documentary project

The number of people who police in England and Wales stop and search under antiterrorism laws has trebled in just a year but only a handful result in arrests.