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The police can stop and question you at any time - they can search you depending on the situation.
The police can stop and question you at any time. They can stop and search…
The police can stop and question you at any time. A police community…
A police officer has powers to stop and search you if they have…
Contact the police force you want to complain about or call 101 if you’re…
Find out who can search against the name of an owner of land or registered mortgages and how to do it (practice guide 74).
How to make an official search and information on their purpose and effect (practice guide 12).
This Policy Framework provides the requirements and guidance for prisons and staff on searching of the person, cells, areas and vehicles.
Employers might monitor workers, but if the monitoring involves taking data, images or drug testing they have to do this in a way that's legal and fair
Detention services order 09/2012 about searching detainees, staff and visitors at removal centres.
Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs
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