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Witnesses to stop and search of asthmatic 14-year-old boy urged to come forward

A police watchdog is appealing for witnesses to the mistaken stop and search of a 14-year-old black schoolboy who was bundled to the ground and handcuffed. Asthmatic De-Shaun Joseph, 14, told ITV he thought he was going to die when he was restrained ...

04 Aug 2022 at 15:03

Watchdog highlights concern over impact of stop and search on ethnic minorities

Police chiefs must overhaul their use of stop and search powers and address the disproportionate impact the measures have on ethnic minority groups, a watchdog has found. A review by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) made a series of ...

20 Apr 2022 at 13:55

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Over 4,000 people stopped and searched by police in County Derry last year

Over 4,000 people across County Derry's three policing districts were subject to stop-and-search operations last year, PSNI data has revealed. A total of 4,143 people were subject to stop-and-search operations across the three districts during ...

01 Sept 2022 at 09:33

Home Secretary permanently lifts restrictions on police stop-and-search powers

The Home Secretary is permanently lifting restrictions placed on police in the use of stop-and-search powers as part of the Government’s strategy to tackle violent crime. In a letter to police forces on Monday, Priti Patel announced the ...

16 May 2022 at 01:55

Home Office minister struggles to answer questions about stop-and-search changes

A Home Office minister appeared during a live interview to struggle to answer questions about extensions to stop-and-search powers announced by Priti Patel. Rachel Maclean, the safeguarding minister, admitted she did not have a ...

16 May 2022 at 12:55

Five police officers could face the sack over Bianca Williams stop and search

Five police officers could face the sack over the stop and search of two athletes who were driving through London with their baby. Watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said on Wednesday that an acting ...

27 Apr 2022 at 11:55

MPs warn expanding stop and search risks more damage to police-public relations

The Government risks further damaging relations between the police and public through its plans to allow the use of stop and search powers without suspicion to curb disruptive protests, ministers have heard. MPs arguing ...

22 Mar 2023 at 17:15

Five Met officers deny gross misconduct over Bianca Williams stop-and-search

Five Metropolitan Police officers have denied gross misconduct over the stop-and-search of athletes Bianca Williams and her partner Ricardo Dos Santos. He was driving a Mercedes through west London, with their then ...

18 Sept 2023 at 12:30

Police pledge further arrests after six bailed over Black Country derby disorder

Six people arrested before and during Sunday’s FA Cup derby between West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers have been bailed by police. West Midlands Police vowed that further arrests will follow after ...

29 Jan 2024 at 13:28

Police ‘must do more to minimise harm’ of stop and search powers

Police are more likely to stop and search people from ethnic minority backgrounds for weapons without suspicion, watchdogs have said. Forces may “recognise the effects of disproportionality on people and ...

15 Dec 2023 at 00:01

Stop and search a ‘vital tool’ against knife crime, says policing minister

Policing minister Chris Philp has called on forces to increase the use of stop and search as part of a “robust approach” to tackle knife crime. Writing for the Daily Telegraph, Mr Philp described stop ...

15 May 2024 at 03:14

Home Secretary calls on police to ‘ramp up’ controversial stop and search use

The Home Secretary has called on police to “ramp up” the use of controversial stop and search powers “to prevent violence and save more lives”. In a press release, Suella Braverman said that officers ...

19 Jun 2023 at 00:01

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