Stop and Search

Question 1

What code and Section of PACE is Stop search?

Answer 1

CODE A, Section 1 of PACE

Question 2

Definition of Stop search?

Answer 2

A police constable may detain any person or vehicle or anything which is in or on a vehicle, in any place to which the public has access
If he or she has reasonable grounds for suspecting that stolen or prohibited articles, prohibited fireworks, or bladed or sharply pointed articles will be found
Any such article found during a search may be seized

Question 3

What’s a Section 60 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994?

Answer 3

Gives the police authority, to stop search any person(s), without any grounds. Example: Cardiff City vs Millwall, the police can search them as they have been informed, they are coming down with weapons to fight. (INSPECTOR AUTHORITY)

Question 4

Reasonable grounds for Stop and Search Mnemonics?

Answer 4

B - Behaviour
A - Actions
I - Intelligence (Accurate, recent)
T - Time and place

K - Knowledge (Being told me someone)