Stop and Search

Question 1

what legislation cover stop and search

Answer 1

Section 1 PACE (1984)

Question 2

what code of practice governs PACE

Answer 2

CODE of practice A

Question 3

what is needed to justify a stop and search

Answer 3

• Genuine belief that they possess an item of suspicion
• Public understand why the search too place
• It was necessary and least intrusive

Question 4

what is a constable allowed to do to under section 1 PACE

Answer 4

stop, detain and search any person or vehicle in a public place or where the public have access. providing they have reasonable grounds for suspecting that stolen or prohibited articles (fireworks or bladed/sharply pointed articles) will be found