The Metropolitan Police published a new charter on Thursday governing stop and search tactics. The charter guides how the police force should use the tactic. The charter commits the Met to developing ...

POLICE have been given greater stop and search powers following last week's shooting in Whiston. A Section 60 order has been put in place to help prevent criminality and disorder. The order, covering ...

The College of Policing is rewriting the national standards on stop and search for the first time in more than a decade. The ...

Police in Oldham have been granted additional stop-and-search powers following overnight disorder which involved a car chase and machetes being brandished. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said three ...

Following 'recent disorder' at Bournemouth beach, police launched an 'emergency power' that allows them to stop and search ...

It's been almost two years since the Metropolitan Police was severely criticised by the Casey Review for "over-policing and under-protecting" Black Londoners, said the BBC. Now, the force has come up ...

Police in Bolton have been granted increased powers to stop and search people following a night of trouble. The so-called 'section 60' authority came into force at 4pm today (Tuesday March 3, 2026) ...

Police have said they will use extra stop and search powers in Liverpool city centre. The Section 60 order - to run until 16:00 BST - is intended "not to stop people going about their lawful business ...