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The police can stop and question you at any time - they can search you depending on the situation.
Advice to persons who have been searched or persons legally entitled to be provided with a copy of a search record
Stop and search rates for different ethnic groups in England and Wales.
Proposals to extend police 'stop and search' powers to address the criminal misuse of unmanned aircraft (drones), laser pointers and corrosive substances.
Police leaders must make sure their officers are confident to use stop and search powers wherever necessary, to seize dangerous weapons and prevent knife crime.
Statistics on stop and search, arrests for notifiable offences.
The 2022 revised code of practice covering the exercise of stop and search powers by police officers under the Terrorism Act 2000.
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